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"Checkmate" is the sixteenth episode in the fourth season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on January 30, 1986, and is the eighty-fourth episode of the series overall.

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Alex faces off against a Russian opponent in a college chess tournament; Ivan makes a move that is an obvious attempt to throw the game.

Plot[]

Alex, the Leland Chess Champion, has the opportunity to play Chess, first with a computer and then against a visiting Russian champion, Ivan Rozmirovich (played by Albert Macklin) - (see video 2).  It appears that Ivan is trying to throw the match, so Alex attempts to match him bad move for bad move.

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  • Elsa Raven who plays Mildred Atkins appeared in Back To The Future with Michael J. Fox. She played the Clock Tower Lady.

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