Are chess players and computer programmers nerds?

You may find the answer in the movie “Computer Chess” by Andrew Bujalski.

Here is the trailer on youtube:

Here is the trailer on Youku:

iTunes provides the following synopsis:

Set over the course of a weekend tournament for chess software programmers thirty-some years ago, COMPUTER CHESS transports viewers to a nostalgic moment when the contest between technology and the human spirit seemed a little more up for grabs. We get to know the eccentric geniuses possessed with the vision to teach a metal box to defeat man, literally, at his own game, laying the groundwork for artificial intelligence as we know it and will come to know it in the future.