Garry Kasparov is possibly the greatest chess player who has ever lived. In 1997, he played a match against the greatest chess computer: IBM's Deep Blue. He lost. This film depicts the drama that happened away from the chess board from Kasparov's perspective. It explores the psychological aspects of the game and the paranoia surrounding IBM's ultimate chess machine.
Garry Kasparov
Garry KasparovAnatoli Karpov
Anatoly KarpovJoel Benjamin Mowdy
Joel BenjaminMarc Ghannoum
NarrationMichael Greengard
Michael Greengard