"Checkmate in three moves." "Checkmate" "Ok, then." "Tell me, Thomas did you just have a toothache or did you see that...?" "...checkmate coming up?" "I saw it coming." "Don't talk rubbish!" "Really!" "I don't like show-off." "Go to your room." "We'll see about this later" "The boy can't play chess." "He's only ever watched." "But the way he watched!" "Eh Thomas..." "How about a game?" "Shall we?" "All right" "I don't mind." "Come on." "But let that be a lesson to you, my boy." "You can't lie when you play chess, - ever!" "Well let's have a go." "Show us how good you are." "Thomas can play Chess!" "Are you surprised we've got an intelligent child?" "Thomas has a temperature!" "How much is 17 times 21?" "Leave me alone!" "Say, listen," "It is your homework, not mine." "I haven't time for all that crap." "What's on your mind?" "Chess." "But you haven't got a board." "I can see it all quite clearly." "The pawns the rooks the king the queen." "But a board would make it easier." "Your parents would take if away from you at once." "You got money?" "What for?" "A set of chessmen." "No!" "Ok, I'll steal it somewhere." "That enough?" "Cheskmate." "I'm sorry" "What's got into you?" "He shouldn't really have visitors." "he's very, very ill." "What's that you've got?" "You can give him anything." "Marie, except chessmen." "It isn't a game of chess." "The doctors said, the game made him ill." "I know." "I don't mind you having your little secrets, but..." "Tell me what's in that." "The "Mill Game"." "Yes...?" "It's harmless." "We often play it." "Really?" "Sure." "And he always lets me win." "I'll never play this game again." " Black and White as Day and Night " "Some years later." "Hello." "I'm not hungry." "Headache?" "A little." "Come on!" "Ok?" "Yes" "Morning, Mr. Rosenmund!" "Morning, Mr Wilke." "What brings you here on a Sunday?" "And what brings you here on a Sunday" "I heard it might be worth my while." "What's so interesting about me for the publicity department?" "Your work." "That is, the work that keeps you busy nights and on Sundays" "It's merely private study." "Study that always seems to involve?" "...a board with 8 numbres and 8 letters." "Do you play Chess, Dr Rosenmund?" "Chess?" "No..., not for the past 20 years." "Too bad." "I was really hoping you were working on a chess programme." "If could be very good for the firm." "We could build a nice campaign abound a chess programme that really came off." "Ahhhhh..." "I see..." "I see..." "All right, it is chess." "Do it in your normal working hours." "All of us, the management, too, are looking forward to the result." "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen." "Good evening, viewers at home." "What you're about to see, has never been shown." "on T.V. in this manner:" "'Live Chess'" "And chess of a special nature." "Men against machine." "Brain versus Computer." "That's the contest taking place in our studio tonight." "We welcome a man you all know even if you're not among the expert in the Royal Game of Chess:" "The reigning World Champion," "Igor Koruga" "Camera 3" "OK" "Click now." "I'm so glad you could come, and as always, in very charming company." "Would you mind sitting in the guest' corners?" "Which now gives me the opportunity of presenting the man who programmed the computer taught it to play Chess:" "...Dr. Thomas Rosenmund." "Would you mind taking a seat?" "Nothing unusual:" "...a board, the squares, chessmen but an unusual opponent:" "...an electronic computer!" "I can well imagine you're just as excited as I am to see if the perfection of this machine can really literally checkmate the powers and logic of a human being." "As already agreed, first move to the human being." "I would now ask you to open the game." "Pawn to King 4." "I'm just explain how this work." "The World Champion's first move has been fed into the computer." "You can see the flikering." "When everything flickers that means hard thought is going into the counter-move." "Here it is:" "Pawn to King 3." "Pawn to Queen 4." "Koruga's move is fed in once more." "Then the relatively lengthy phase of calculation." "The counter:" "Pawn to Queen 4." "Knight to Queen 2" "A conventional opening." "If you ask me," "The World Champion has moved a knight forward" "The computer answer:" "Pawn to Queen Rook 3." "After 25 minutes and 18 moves even a novice like can spot that The Champ's going pretty good." "It'll be interesting: to see how it reacts to Koruga's latest move." "A fairly lengthy pause for reflection." "It move the Queen to Rook 5." "Bishop to Knight 7." "Check." "The first check in this game, after 19 moves." "Now, just how is the computer going to react now?" "If you ask me, Koruga's cool and collected, and his human counterpart who setup the computer programe, ...is understandably nervous and tense." "The tension is mounting almost intolerably in the studio and, no doubt, in your homes." "The game is definitely drawing towards a decision." "And here is the result!" "I Loose !" "The computer throws in the towel!" "The computer has abandoned after 19 moves!" "The winner is the World Champion:" "Igor Koruga!" "Congratulations!" "If you don't mind, just one remark to round things off." "I'm delighted that the human brain won out over the electronic one." "Nevertheless we should also thank the man who made all this possible:" "Dr. Rosenmund" "Congratulations." "You can only congratulate on a victory." "It takes an opponent to make a victory." "This was no opponent." "Did you watch?" "No!" "I can always tell when you're liying." "You watched." "Yes." "¡Thomas!" "You weren't the loser." "It was the machine." "Don't you see the difference?" "No!" "I'll do it myself." "Play Chess?" "Beat Koruga." "You promised never to play chess again." "It was a mistake ." "I should have gone on playing." "It would be simpler now." "Chess will make you ill." "There's nothing else I can do." "Be reasonable!" "How can you beat a professional player?" "By doing exactly what he does." "I shall play chess chess, and nothing but chess." "I'll study theory." "I'll play in tournaments." "And one day..." "But there's your job!" "That's over." "I resign..." "I wrote my resignation on the train and mailed it at the station." "Thomas, you're crazy!" "Maybe!" "You know me." "I can't bear to lose" "I just can't" "What'll become of us?" "Nothing will change between us two." "Don't you worry." "You happiness won't come through chess." "Happiness doesn't count." "Why do you smoke, if you can't stand it?" "Tell me why?" "And this jumping about behind my back?" "Why don't you put the chessmen in the middle?" "I can not play." "You'd better forget about it, young man." "You've got talent, lots of it." "I noticed it..." "I noticed it from the first game." "But that isn't quite enough." "I had talent too but my nerves were weak." "You've won." "How about another game?" "They didn't get the better of me through chess but with their dirty tricks." "Of course you can protest, but each protest saps your energy reserves." "In my day, Moreno became World Champion." "I'm all for good manners decent clothes and specially hygiene." "Moreno turned up dirty unshaven slovenly dressed." "He had dirty fingernails as if he'd been grubbing in the dirt." "When I made fun of him before journalist he began cleaning his fingernails at the table with a match after which he picked his teeth with it." "I was disgusted... and I lost." "Will you coach me, or no?" "I don't come cheap." "I'll pay whatever you ask." "I know all about chess." "And what I haven't got in my head..." "I've got here in my books." "I know you're a great theoretician." "Talent Theory nerves." "But it takes more" "How about your endurance toughness?" "What you're aiming for will take a long time very long." "And one error just one slip one tiny error and the game's up." "There won't be any error." "Ok" "If you win this game, I'll coach you." " MORE 3 YEARS LATER " " OPATIJA - (Croatia)" " WORLD CHAMPION CHESS - (I.Koruga vs T.Rosenmund)" "Dr.Rosenmund, how do you feel before the big contest?" "Mr.Lindford!" "Thomas Rosenmund has only lost 4 games in the past 3 years." "He has swept Gran Masters, like Swdenborg, Latow and Puchta clean off the board." "How do you explain this unique string of victories?" "Many people have tried to explain genius - and failled." "What makes you think I can do it?" "Dr Rosenmund in the name of the World Chess Federation welcome to Opatija." "Thanks." "Mr Roslow, please." "I am the head judge." "I am honored that you have accepted me." "I hope the office will be an easy one." "The World Champion Chess ¡Igor Koruga !" "Thank you very much!" "Hello!" "I do not have to introduce you to each other?" "No, no." "We met through a mutual friend." "Too bad he was a little stupid." "Hello." "Hello" "I have played against computer." "Was programed by Mr.Rosenmund" "Was pretty stupid but very profitable." "For you." "I will tell you secret:" "Money is real reason why I have become World Champion." "I live above my means." "You, too?" "No." "Than I do not understand" "Why are you here?" "You don't need to become World Champion, then." "gentlemen it is my duty to remind you of the rules." "The winner, and World Champion is who ever first wins 6 games." "Draws do not count." "The lenght of the contest..." "Will not be very long." "Why?" "...because I want have fun at Rio Carnival." " FOUR MONTHS LATER - I.Koruga 5" " T.Rosenmund 3" "Judge!" "Yes?" "I have an protest." "This is my final protest" "If those cameras don't go, I will, for good." "But Mr Rosenmund..." "The spectators should move back." "Their presences menaces me." "This light is unbearable." "It dazzles me!" "I demand a new board bigger chessmen." "They're too small." "I've told you... three times already." "The table is too high, too." "I can't sit at it the way I usually do." "I demand another table." "That it is intolerable!" "Please be more reasonable." "Refuse to continue play in these conditions." "Please!" "Quiet!" "Quiet!" "As the first 40 moves have been made, the rules say that the game be continued tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock." "Do you agree?" "Yes." "May I then ask you for your closing move, Mr.Koruga?" "All right" "Mr.Roslow!" "I wish too ask you to acquiesce in all Mr. Rosenmund's request." "Just look at that?" "You lose a pawn, of course but there are two bishops left one of each." "No." "That won't work." "But at least we could try it out." "No!" "Petty play won't work." "We've got to smash through." "You can't square a circle." "No?" "Who says I can't?" "No way" "It's four o'clock." "Try and get a few hours' sleep." "I'm going to lost." "eh, Robert?" "I don't know" "Sure you know." "You think you do." "Why are you so cowardly?" "If you know, say so." "Say me!" "Yes," "I think you're going to lose." "I hate you." "You're so petty, cowardly, old." "No, you always were that way." "I've been through all your games." "They're just like you." "Petty cowardly." "Rotten!" "I'm not sore at you." "I know how it hurts to lose just when you're so near." "Yes..." "You sure do!" "Congratulations" "Thanks." "I.Koruga 5" " T.Rosenmund 4" " TWO WEEKS LATER " "Coastal train from Zagreb to Budva who made stops in Senj Gospic, Split y Dubrovnik  link to the mail train of Sarajevo stay 10 minutes in this station." "Mind if I speak my mind?" "Please!" "I don't know if it was right of you to come." "Why?" "Well, things look bad." "Koruga has 5 pounts out of 6 he needs" "Thomas has only 4." "Yes, I know." "One more lost game, and it's all up." "They've been playing games for weeks" "Draws, draws, draws." "Koruga's as regular as clockwork." "he has the better nerves." "He's just waiting for Thomas to make a slip." "The newspapers say Thomas is pumped dry tired unimaginative." "Yes, Marie he's changed a lot." "He's not like his old self." "He should never have played." "One thing he can't afford now, ...he must not lose another game." "Marie" "Mr.Lindford, has Mr.Rosenmund give in?" "No..." "Mr.Rosenmund hasn't give in and he hasn't left..." "Just a moment!" "¡Thómas!" "Where've you been?" "Koruga opened the game right on time." "Your clock's been running for a half hour." "In my room." "I rang 3 or 4 times!" "I know, but I didn't feel like answering." "Maríe it's all up...." "Are you abandoning ?" "No, no..." "I'll stick to the rules." "I'll play till Koruga gets his 6 points." "Another vodka, please." "Draw." "Draw, draw, draw..." "I can't go on drawing games." "But I can't win, either." "Leave the bottle where it is." "It'll save you a lot of work!" "Give me that bottle!" "No!" "What made you come?" "You know why." "Because Lindford sent for you, right?" "Thomas..." "Stop it, please." "Ok." "Let's say you came to help me." "But you haven't helped me." "All I can do is be here." "I think you help comes a bit late." "A bit too late." "You're real mean." "You're hurting me." "I'm hurting you." "I'm hurting you." "That's just it." "It does me good," "¡hurting you!" "Marie get away from here... get away quick!" "I can't bear seeing you tomorrow." "I'd like to talk to you." "May I come in?" "Please!" "I thought I'd have a drink with you." "I'll get the glasses." "Advance celebration, so to speak." "Just us two." "What are we celebrating?" "My birthday." "It's my birthday." "chin-chin." "chin-chin" "The papers say you hynotize your opponents." "Is it true?" "Did you hypnotize me?" "Of course." "I hypnotize them all." "Like a snake with rabbits." "It's quite a simple trick." "It was a snake that taught me." "Here's to the snake!" "But I'll confide how you can save yourself." "Just wear dark glasses." "Then the hypnotic rays don't get through." "I get it." "Yes." "Tell me, Koruga... very briefly then I'll let you get some sleep." "After all, you've got a busy day ahead." "What is chess?" "Acoustic in the science of sounds." "Music is the art of creating beauty out of sounds." "Chess?" "Mathematics is the science of logic." "Chess... ,is the ability to create art out of logic." "And does the opponent not matter at all?" "He helps." "He offers resistence, the more, the better." "What about winning and losing ?" "The first is good for one's vanity and the second I know nothing of." "Thank you." " SOME HOURS LATER " "I give up." "I.Koruga 5" " T.Rosenmund 5" "Sacrificing the rook!" "I thought, now he's gone crazy." "Then that combination with the knight and the astonishing exchange of queens it was terrific!" "Thomas it was sheer genius." "Just one more win." "I'd like to be alone now." "Judge..." "What it wishes?" "Would you please ask my opponent..." "Yes ?" "...not to play with that that object." "It irritate me" "You often played with things Mr Koruga." "...for instance with your lighter or your cigarrete case." "My objects have a function." "Can you tell me...?" "What?" "...what that thing ?" "A glass ball that either makes a noise nor is anything it can to disturb your concentration of any way." "I'm sorry, Mr Koruga..." "...but I'm afraid can't  forbid Mr Rosenmund to play with that object." "Be reasonable." "I give up." "I.Koruga 5" " T.Rosenmund 6" "Ladies and gentlemen!" "World Champion Tomas Rosenmund will hold a press conference at 12 o'clock." "But please do not disturb him right now." "Congratulation Thomas, You have obtained it." "This is the most wonderful day in my life." "But that ball that was smart of you." "What's inside?" "But that's Thomas..." "Is it poison?" "Is it real?" "It must have cost a fortune!" "A Chess Champion is a wealthy man." "Thanks." "We'll have it set in Habana." "Where?" "Habana." "I want to win the $20.000 prize over there." "You're going on playing?" "Of course." "So far I've been working." "Now, I'm going to play." "From Habana we go to Moscow." "From Moscow to Caracas, and in autumn we can choose between Mindanao and Santa Monica." "What if you lose?" "I beat the Chess Machine Koruga." "Nobody can beat me, nobody." "Mr. Cossio contact recepcion, please." "Have a phone call." "Mr. Cossio contact recepcion, please." "Have a phone call." "Hello, Mr Rosenmund." "Hello" "How are you?" "Fine, thanks." "Congratulations on your sucess in Hastings." "Thank very much" "Thomas's achievement is really phenomenal." "He doesn't miss a tournament and carries all the prizes off." "Two Daykiris." "You should get him to take a holiday." "For him it is a holiday." "He is high on it." "And you?" "Does it make you happy, Marie?" "Yes!" "...I'm happy when he is happy." "Do you play lightning?" "Only with my wife." "Koruga's terrific at lightning chess." "He once gave me 10 minutes to his three." "I never had a chance." "Are you playing in Manila or Santa Monica?" "What are they paying?" "I heard $20.000 dollars." "OK..." "In Santa Mónica ?" "Noooo..." "No, in Manila." "The Filipinos are dead keen on having the World Champion." "Mr. Francisco de LLaneda..." "Mr. Francisco de LLaneda contact recepcion, please." "Mr. Francisco de LLaneda, contact recepcion, please." "Is Koruga playing here?" "Didn't you know ?" "the city more beautiful is for me Hong-Kong." "T623" "Let's go." "What?" "We're leaving." "What's the idea?" "That's a swindle!" "Koruga wasn't on the list, and now he's playing here." "He accepted only yesterday." "I won't be forced into a return match this way." "This is a tournament, not a contest." "Koruga can have his return match, but not here!" "Be reasonable..." " There is nothing for you to..." " Oh, all right." "World Champion Rosenmund's task is amazing." "He's playing 60 opponents simultaneously and blind." "The record hither to was 52 games, and the opponents were not exactly qualified." "Rosenmund's opponents, howewer, are all club players." "The Champion's mental achievement is stupendous." "He has 3840 squares and 1920 pieces in his head." "That is:" "He knows on which of the 3840 squares each odf these 1920 pieces is." "His own, and those of each opponent on 60 boards." "Table 16:" "Bishop 'e7' to 'b4'" "Queen 'd2' to 'd3'." "Table 17:" "Bishop 'f8' ...to 'd6'." "Pawn 'e4'... to 'e5'." "It was a gigantic triumph of the human mind and a great step in the history of mankind." "...when Amstrong set foot on the moon." "Concerning the power of a single human brain and the history of chess." "...this is no mere step forward," ",but a mighty leap into a new dimension." "Queen 'f3' to 'f7'.." "Chechmate." "Do you know who I am?" "Marie" "Do you know why you are here?" "The blind silmutaneous games." "How do you feel?" "Fear I feel fear." "You'll be all right." "The doctor say you will." "You have to take it easy." "It is so dark." "You can't stand the light." "The tournament in Moscow is it over?" "Yes." "Who won?" "I don't know" "You're lying." "I always know when you're lying." "Koruga?" "Thomas you must never play chess again." "Who won...?" "...Koruga ?" "Yes!" "I won 54 of the 60 games didn't it?" "You have a total breakdown." "You almost died." "I won 54 draw 4 and only lost 2 games." "Nobody will ever equal that." "I have to go now." "Stay!" "Do you love me, Marie?" "Yes." "Then accept the Hasting Tournament for me." "It's in July." "By them I'll be well again." "Please accept!" "Thomas Dinner's ready" "Come here!" "Look at that man over there In the blue car." "Take a good look." "Do you know him?" "Does he live around here?" "Not that I know of." "He's been hanging around for days." "Sometimes him, then another a big fellow with a fur jacket" "Haven't you ever noticed him?" "What would these man want with you?" "Can't you imagine what for?" "No!" "The return with Koruga is getting closer." "And?" "He doesn't want to play." "He's scared." "He'll lose a second and final time." "He knows I'll destroy him this time." "What could those men outside have to do with that?" "You're very naive, Marie." "What's this?" "What's it all for?" "It was urgently necessary." "When did you have installed?" "Ok..." "There is again the blue car." "It's Hartmann's." "I make inquiries." "Thomas...." "What's going on?" "What are you afraid of?" "I'm just takig pracautions, that's all." "The return match?" "Who says so?" "I do." "He's scared." "Koruga's scared." "So he's out to kill me." "Can't you see that?" "No!" "This is his last chances of regaining the title." "He can't make it on the board so he's trying this." "You undestand?" "No" "I killed him, back in Opatija." "Now he's out to kill me." "But I'm watching out." "Robert !" "Hello Marie." "May I come in?" "Yes, yes, please do." "Thanks." "I'm so glad." "What's up, Marie?" "You want to see Thomas?" "Yes" "I'm afraid you can't." "Isn't he in?" "He is...." "He has locked himself in upstairs." "I haven't seen him for a week." "I put his food in front on his door and when I go away, he takes it in." "He says Koruga is out to kill him." "May I go up?" "Yes thanks." "Thomas it is me, Lindford." "Can I speak to you?" "It's urgent." "Robert...?" "how are you?" "so,so and you?" "Come in" "What we drink?" "No thanks" "Sherry, Whiskey, Vino..." "You know I don't drink." "Ah..yes, sit down." "Thanks." "What have you been up to?" "I've been writing a book" "About you..." "About your matches." "I sent you a copy." "Remember?" "Is it setting well?" "Sure, for a book on chess, very well." "The F.I.D.E. asked me to come" "They want to give you a message." "Out with it." "The F.I.D.E. sent you three letters followed by two telegrams." "But you never replied." "Marie takes care of my mail." "It's about the return match with Koruga." "They've decided on March 18th." "They can't dictate dates to me." "No one can!" "If you don't play they'll take your title away." "And who will be World Champion then?" "Koruga." "Tell them I will play." "Tell them it'll be pleasure." "Tell them they couldn't have picked a better date." "Because 18 is my lucky number." "Are you serious?" "Of course." "Why I shouldn't play?" "Fine." "I'm glad." "I'm so glad." "Where will we go into training?" "I wrote my book in Norway, in a log cabin." "I could rent that again." "I don't need any training." "Be sensible." "Of course, you do." "Koruga's been playing the Ruy Lopez lately." "We could practice defense or the Dragon Variation." "Now, I've been thinking..." "Does Koruga know?" "What ?" "I don't get you." "I asked whether Koruga knew what you'd been thinking whether you'll only tell him after I've fallen for it" "What are you saying, Thomas?" "You're a traitor." "You were in league with Koruga that time in Opatija and you still are." "Do you think I don't know?" "You're crazy!" "All right, all right." "Tell them I'll play." "And tell Koruga he won't win a single game." "Not one!" "Now get out!" "Before I go, Thomas!" "You only won back... what they'd stolen from me." "Here, I'm the World Champion!" "You only played what I thought up." "I thank you for that." "One thing more:" "I was very fond of you." "Will he play?" "Yes." "Marie you're all he's got." "You and the tittle." "And he'll be losing that." "First:" "I demand a purse of $500.000 dollars ...and the acceptance of the following points:" "One A: $300.000 to go to the winner $200.000 to the loser." "Second:" "As defender of the tittle, I demand 50% of all entrance fees." "Third:" "I demand that the match take place in Opatija." "Fourth:" "I demand that it is disputed in Opera House like the first contest." "Fifth:" "I shall occupy suite 502 at the Hotel imperial." "Sixth:" "For the duration of the contest, I demand that a Mercedes with chauffeur be placed at my disposal." "Seventh:" "I demand a covered tennis court for my sole use." "Eighth:" "In addition to travel expenses and hotel accomodation I demand $100 dollars pocket money throughout the time that lasts the Match." "Don't you think the food fasted bitter?" "Bitter?" "No, why?" "Because it is bitter." "Yes, bitter." "'amer', 'amargo', 'gorzki'" "I don't know any other languages" "It's your imagination." "You can't taste a thing ?" "No." "Do you mind?" "True  it is not bitter." "What's all this about?" "Tiny traces calculates to harm the health considerably and lead to death within 6 to 8 weeks" "Arsenic!" "Here my food on Thursday Friday and today, Saturday:" "...bitter." "Your food today not bitter." "I'll have it analysed." "Who'd want to poison us?" "No us;" "me!" "That's all nonsense!" "I buy the food myself I cook the food for both of us in the same pans!" "What's your conclusion?" "Are you really claiming I'm trying to poison you?" "Have you another explication?" "Yes, I have one but it's even more horrible than your suspicions." "Please tell me you don't mean what you're saying!" "Where do you and Koruga bed down?" "Today is the day we thought could never happen." "After months of haggling between the World Chess Federation. and World Champion Thomas Rosenmund after a series of bizarre demands by Rosendmund and indignant protests by challenger Koruga the return match for the World Tittle is on." "Hello, already is the hour." "Can you play your first move." "But what you do !" "Salt of there !" "Perhaps you are better than Koruga?" "Rosenmund will gain the Match." "Already the sides!" "Then I do not know how will do it?" "Has still not appeared!" "He's scared." "Koruga will win to him!" "Koruga will be again Champion!" "Where is Thomas Rosenmund?" "And will he turn up?" "That is the question that's keeping the espectators glued to their seats." "But another question is in the offing:" "Is the champion ceding just this first match or will he not defend his title at all?" "We ask someone who should know." "What's your opinion, Mr Lindford?" "Rosenmund will not play." "He's sick, he can't play." "Physically or mentally ill?" "How would you describe his illness?" "I don't know the medical term for his sickness." "Paranoia?" "I can't tell you." "I don't know." "I'm sorry, but you don't win the game till after an hour elapses 10 minutes still to go." "The stage entrance, please." "Mr Rosenmund..." "How are you today?" "I've contructed a new set od chess." "You promised me not to play anymore." "You asked for the plasticene for make animals." "Yes I've tried out animals." "But I've forgotten what animals look like." "Model a dog!" "You remember what a dog is like ?" "don't you!" "This pawns are bigger than the other chessman..." "You see?" "Much bigger." "That's important" "After all, They're the deciding factor." "Didn't you know?" "Don't tell anyone else." "It's a secret between us two." "Agreed?" "Agreed." "The King is very small." "He can hardly be seen." "That's as it should be." "Mr Rosendmun you have a visitor." "No." "No!" "I do not want visits !" "Thomas !" "Do you know me ?" "I am Marie." "Yes..." "You poisoned me." "Take her away." "She wants to poison me." "Come along." "Come." "Marie !" "Am I still World Champion?" "Yes." "And him?" "He was already dead." "I had killed him already when I won the Tittle from him." "It was him or me - all fair." "He lost." "But then he came back." "That's how they are, the dead!" "They rise and take revenge." "You know what they hate most?" "Us, the living." "I'm not dead yet, am I?" "No, you're not dead." "There are so many of them and increasing." "But as long as I'm World Champion they can't harm me" "You trod on my King." "Marie !" "Will you write a letter for me?" "Yes, Thomas." "Got something to write with?" "Write!" "Dear Sir," "I challenge you to a chess contest." "You play white and I'll give you a pawn." "Your sincerely, Thomas Rosenmund." "Will you mail the letter?" "You haven't told me who it's to." "To God." "Yes Thomas." "I'll mail it." "I'll be at him."