The play is adapted from the popular novel of the same name published by Walter Tevez in 1983. Although it is a fictional storyline, the chess tactics and grammar used in the content are real, like the most frequently mentioned post in the play. Hand opening tactics Sicilian defense, Queen’s opening, Rieti opening, etc. The names mentioned in the plot are also based on celebrities from the real chess world, such as Alexander Alekhin, Capablanca, Smee Slov and others have greatly increased the persuasive power of watching movies, and believe that the worldview of the drama created by the director is real in history.
In November 2020, Anya released a set of character makeup photos for the show for the first time. Anya made her debut with her iconic styling of golden brown curly hair and black skirt. Sitting elegantly in front of the chessboard, she calmly stared at the camera, her gaze appeared sharp, but she did not lose sight of her dexterity and motivation. Silk Harmon".
The director also recruited Bruce Pandofini from the United States and Gary Kasparov from Russia as the "Chess Consultants" for the play. There are more than 300 chess games in the whole series, some only appear in the background, but the chess games of each game are carefully designed by two masters, and each chess piece is in its proper position. The director confidently said: " You can freeze any shot, and every game is a real chess setting."
