Overview

• The episode premiered on April 27, 2025, and is now available for streaming on ARD Mediathek for six months.
• Set in a luxury alpine hotel, the plot revolves around the death of a female chess assistant during an international tournament.
• Dr. Matthias Steinbrecher, the team’s forensic pathologist, plays a pivotal role using his chess expertise but meets a tragic end during the investigation.
• The story explores themes of gender bias in the male-dominated world of competitive chess, with FIDE president Kamran Hasanov among the suspects.
• This marks one of the final cases for the Munich duo, Leitmayr and Batic, before their retirement in 2026 after 35 years and 100 episodes.