S4E16

Checkmate

Family Ties

calendar_todayJan 30, 1986 schedule25 min

A chess tournament between Leland College students and a visiting Soviet team turns into a wrestling match when Alex and his opponent, Ivan Rozmirovich, match wits and "fight" for their countries. Alex considers it his patriotic duty to beat the Russian, but as the game progresses he realizes his opponent is not really the enemy he had envisioned him to be.

broadcast_on_home Networks

NBC

star Guest Stars

Tracy Pollan

Tracy Pollan

Ellen Reed

person

Alex Henteloff

Coach

Elsa Raven

Elsa Raven

Mildred Atkins

Albert Macklin

Albert Macklin

Ivan Rozmirovich

person

George Pentecost

Eric Nordstrom

person

James MacNerland

Pete

Todd Jeffries

Todd Jeffries

Eddie