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During the Cold War era, an orphaned chess prodigy struggles with addiction on a quest to become the greatest player in the world.

Arkady Balagan is a genius who found fame as the world chess champion but who, since witnessing the murder of his fiancée, has become rather agoraphobic and has been living in a posh hotel in Vancouver. Out of money and with his tab being called due he stumbles into helping find an abducted child.

In 1996, world chess champion Garry Kasparov faced Deep Blue, IBM's supercomputer. A year later, it's the revenge match. For the first time in history, Kasparov will have to bow to the computer.

Make the first move. Sue Perkins challenges rising chess stars to take on the legendary game of psychology, strategy and intensity. It'll take nerves of steel to win the title.