In this Gilles Carle feature documentary on the game of chess, the international chess match is cast as a classic Western shoot-out. Three chess greats dominate the film: Russia's Anatoly Karpov; Viktor Korchnoi, a Russian defector; and American Bobby Fischer. Chess aficionados Camille Coudari and Fernando Arrabal analyze the personalities and strategies of the players and comment on the interplay of politics and chess.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Pascal RollinNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |
 Anatoli KarpovSelf | Self |
| VViktor KortchnoiSelf | Self |
 Fernando ArrabalSelf | Self |
| BBoris SpasskySelf | Self |
 Bobby FischerSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |