1962 年古巴导弹危机期间,一名陷入困境的数学天才被选派参加一场美苏象棋比赛,并卷入了一场致命的间谍游戏。 在这部国际间谍惊悚片中,比尔·普尔曼与洛特·弗贝克、阿列克谢·谢列布里亚科夫、尼古拉斯·法瑞尔在赛场内外斗智斗勇。Playing a major chess match in Warsaw against the Russian champion, brilliant but forgotten former US champion, and alcoholic, Josh Mansky is sucked into the world of espionage and conflict between the world's superpowers. As the military crisis escalates the chess match takes on unimaginable importance. The Americans are in danger of losing both games - the chess game and the one for world domination.