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"YOUR BIGGEST ENEMY MAY BE YOURSELF"

2025

0h 20m

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When starting a chess game, João does everything he can to try to emerge victorious. During the game, strange things start to happen in your home. To try to understand what is happening, João will need to gather strength to defeat his biggest adversary: himself.

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