Cast
- Herbert Knaup as Claus
- Arthur Yussupow as Schachmeister
- Thomas Lehmen as Mörder
- Joachim Sartorius as Galerist
- Madeleine Toussaint as Galeristin
- Jouri Jevgrafov as Junger Russe
- Alexander Majakowskij as Älterer Russe
- Alfred Seppelt as Schachturnierleiter
- Jean-Philippe Toussaint as Schachgegner
- Wolfgang Hirschke as Automechaniker