Movie Review

Ninja Checkmate a.k.a. Mystery of Chessboxing (1979)

This is the film were the song “Da Mystery of Chessboxin’” got its name from and where Dennis Coles took his now famous name of Ghostface Killah from. The legendary Ninja Checkmate otherwise known as Mystery of Chessboxing.

Directed by Joseph Kuo and starring Mark Long, Jack Long, L