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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.
Featured Crew
| Wolfgang Petersen | Director |
| Jörg-Michael Baldenius | Director of Photography |
| Georg Althammer | Producer |
| Klaus Doldinger | Original Music Composer |
| Nikola Hoeltz | Costume Design |
| Isolde Nist | Costume Design |
| Hannes Nikel | Editor |
| Ed Parente | Sound |
| Willi Schwadorf | Sound Mixer |
| O. Jochen Schmidt | Art Direction |