One of the HEAT members is Ashley Connington (Catherine Oxenberg), who happens to be a woman grandmaster. A grandmaster chess tournament takes place in Caracas and it seems a few chessplayers are cheating by wearing an earpiece and getting the moves from a supercomputer. No one is keeping score in this event, which wouldn't happen in real life. (source: ) Part 2 was called "Code Name: Stalemate." Andrei Sokol (James Booth) is a well-known chess master. (source: )Īdaptatsiya (Adaption) was a Russian TV series that ran in 2017. There are several chess scenes in the episodes. Fu Manchu, starring Glen Gordon, was a TV series on NBC in 1956. It had Fu Manchu playing chess at the beginning of the show with Sir Denis Nayland Smith (Lester Matthews). Two forces of the universe, one magnificent, the other sinister. It is said the Devil plays for men's souls. Fu Manchu, Satan himself, evil incarnate." At the end of each episode, Fu Manchu would be seen breaking a black chess piece as the closing credits rolled. (source: ) On October 8, 1956, an episode (Season 1, Episode 6) called "The Plague of Dr. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet was a TV series from 1952 to 1966 on ABC. On December 16, 1964, an episode (Season 13, Episode 14) called "Chess Set" aired. Ozzie Nelson (1906-1975) gets a large-scale wooden chess set and board in the mail. He ordered a chess set, but the fine print neglected to state the size of the set. Ozzie discovers a neighborhood kid named Kelly (Kelly Corcoran) with a talent for chess. The boy challenges Ozzie to a bet and Ozzie loses $50 (almost $400 in today's currency) playing chess with the boy. The Adventures of Tintin was an animated TV series from 1991 to 1992 on HBO and other channels. On January 20, 1992, an episode (Season 2, Episode 3) called "The Broken Ear: Part 2" aired. There is a chess scene where Tintin checkmates General Alcazar in a game of chess. The general pulls out a gun and starts shooting, but the bullets are blanks.
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