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At a low-key computer chess convention in the early 1980s, programmers gather at a hotel to pit their machines against rivals and, eventually, a human opponent for a cash prize. As the weekend unfolds, clashing personalities, social awkwardness, and a strange self-help group sharing the venue turn the tournament into an offbeat, deadpan comedy.