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.

Top Cast

Bruno Ganz

Thomas Rosemund

Gila von Weitershausen

Marie Rosemund

Ljuba Tadić

Stefan Koruga

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Gudrun Vaupel

Mutter Rosemund

Alexander Hegarth

Vater Rosemund

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Joachim Wichmann

Grünfeld

René Deltgen

Lindford

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Alexis von Hagemeister

Wilke

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Markus Helis

Thomas als Kind

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Elke Schuessler

Marie als Kind

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Eberhard Stanjek

Moderator

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Annemarie Wendl

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