The plot revolves around three men waiting to be deported in a prison. To escape the monotony, they form chess pieces from their bread rations, with which they then play against each other. Grünstein, a Polish Jew, proves to be a real talent, because although he is a beginner, he manages to defeat even the experienced player Lodeck, a German sailor, with his "Grünstein Variant".
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as Grieche
DeceasedBorn: December 18, 1922
Died: June 21, 1991
Age at death: 68
as Grünstein
DeceasedBorn: December 2, 1928
Died: March 2, 2015
Age at death: 86
as Gefängnisdirektor
DeceasedBorn: December 6, 1930
Died: November 14, 2018
Age at death: 87
as Lodek
AliveBorn: March 23, 1945
Age: 81
Seilershof, Germany
as Kaminski
DeceasedBorn: October 9, 1938
Died: September 14, 1997
Age at death: 58
as Garstecki
DeceasedBorn: July 28, 1925
Died: March 27, 1999
Age at death: 73
as Wärter
AliveBorn: January 31, 1935
Age: 91
as Wärter
AliveBirth date not on record.