An interesting historical fiction with a good cast.

Some of the characters are interesting, although most of them are unrealistic and the story is hilarious at times. The show is well directed and the details are not bad.

There are unfortunately a lot of mistakes in the series as far as chess is concerned, which is weird because this should primarily be a series about chess. The story would probably work better as a film, because this way the show seems too long and at times boring. The story itself isn't exciting enough nor are there any big twists, and most of the characters are sadly tedious, wooden, and simply unlikable. The actors aren't bad and the show would have been a lot worse if the actors hadn't done their part well, but unfortunately it can be seen that the script is adapted for today's times.

The actors are solid, but the script just isn't good enough to make this show anything more than a nicely polished mediocre entertainment.