Monk must match wits against a grandmaster chess player that he suspects of murder.
Quest roles:
Emmy Clarke(Julie Teeger), Lawrence O'Donnell(Lawrence Barr), Jimmy Pardo(Association President), David Strathairn(Patrick Kloster), Evan Peters(Eric Tavela), Elena Evangelo(Linda Kloster), Federico Dordei(Michael the Cook), Betty Murphy(Elderly Woman #2), Darren Capozzi(Detective #1), Dona Hardy(Elderly Woman #1), Elise Baughman(Reporter), Paul Lieber(Medical Examiner), Senta Burke(Chess Champion (uncredited)), Susan Shalhoub Larkin(Paulina)