Overview

A scientist who swore off playing chess after a nervous breakdown as a boy wunderkind, creates an undefeated chess program. But the Russian world champ beats Tommy Rosemund's masterwork in a televised match. So the West German mathematician becomes a top chess pro himself, which the West German media boast will prove the superiority of Germany and democracy. The jowly, white-faced Rosemund believes that the entire Red Communist bloc is out to stop him from vanquishing their atheist pretty boy, Stefan Koruga, to become the next Bobby Fischer and a symbol that capitalism is preferable to socialism.

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Cast

Bruno Ganz

Thomas Rosemund

Gila von Weitershausen

Marie Rosemund

Ljuba Tadić

Stefan Koruga

Alexander Hegarth

Vater Rosemund

René Deltgen

Lindford

Matija Barl