Watch Family Ties Season 4 Episode 16: Checkmate Online

	IMDB Rating: 6.8/10 from votes
	Release: 1986 / Family Ties / Season 4 / Episode 16
	Genre: Comedy \| Family
	Director: Sam Weisman
	Stars: Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox
	Synopsis: When Alex, as Leland chess club champion, duels reputed Soviet guest Ivan Rozmirovich, he takes it as a personal and patriotic challenge, stirred by a telegram from the White House. The match is commented by desperate dad Steven and American chess-master Eric Nordstrom whose seemingly silent-succinct style at his debut is likely to be his undoing as commenter. After endless equal quality, Ivan's last move before adjournment is an obvious attempt to throw the game, but why? The boys meet in a bar, and Alex learns the official pressure totally spoiled Ivan's love for the game, feeling imprisoned. He decides such fine player, no longer a Red robot but a human in his eyes, deserves better, so they both try to loose, even end up wrestling to stop each-other give-away moves...