Family Ties Checkmate (Season 4, Episode 16)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Family Ties

Checkmate (Season 4, Episode 16)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

When Alex, as Leland chess club champion, duels reputed Soviet guest Ivan Rozmirovich, he takes it as a personal and patriotic challenge, stirred by a telegram from the White House. The match is commented by desperate dad Steven and ...See moreWhen Alex, as Leland chess club champion, duels reputed Soviet guest Ivan Rozmirovich, he takes it as a personal and patriotic challenge, stirred by a telegram from the White House. The match is commented by desperate dad Steven and American chess-master Eric Nordstrom whose seemingly silent-succinct style at his debut is likely to be his undoing as commenter. After endless equal quality, Ivan's last move before adjournment is an obvious attempt to throw the game, but why? The boys meet in a bar, and Alex learns the official pressure totally spoiled Ivan's love for the game, feeling imprisoned. He decides such fine player, no longer a Red robot but a human in his eyes, deserves better, so they both try to loose, even end up wrestling to stop each-other give-away moves... Written by KGF Vissers See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Meredith Baxter Elyse Keaton (as Meredith Baxter Birney) Elyse Keaton (as Meredith Baxter Birney) See fewer	All the President's Men (1976)
Michael Gross Steven Keaton Steven Keaton See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Michael J. Fox Alex P. Keaton Alex P. Keaton See fewer	Back to the Future (1985)
Justine Bateman Mallory Keaton Mallory Keaton See fewer	Violet (II) (2021)
Tina Yothers Jennifer Keaton Jennifer Keaton See fewer	Family Ties (1982)
Tracy Pollan Ellen Reed Ellen Reed See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Albert Macklin Ivan Rozmirovich Ivan Rozmirovich See fewer	Daylight (1996)
Alex Henteloff Coach Coach See fewer	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
George Pentecost Eric Nordstrom Eric Nordstrom See fewer	All the President's Men (1976)
Elsa Raven Mildred Atkins Mildred Atkins See fewer	Back to the Future (1985)
James MacNerland Pete (as Jim MacNerland) Pete (as Jim MacNerland) See fewer	Pursuit of Happiness (1987)
Todd Jeffries Eddie Eddie See fewer	The Colony (1995)