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.
as Thomas Rosemund
as Marie Rosemund
as Stefan Koruga
as Mutter Rosemund
as Vater Rosemund
as Grünfeld
as Lindford
as Wilke
as Thomas als Kind
as Marie als Kind
as Moderator
as Ärztin
