picrews of the chess au cast!!!
and the version of chess this au is based on ^^^
Brent Sergievsky - A Russian chess player who, over the course of a year, finds great success and suffers great losses.
Songs: Molokov and Anatoly, Where I Want To Be, Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility), Mountain Duet, Embassy Lament, Anatoly and the Press, Anthem, One More Opponent, You and I, The Interview, The Deal (No Deal), Talking Chess, Endgame #3 / Chess Game #3, You and I (Reprise), Anthem (Reprise)
Nick Trumper- An American that currently holds the title of Chess World Champion and an ego to match, as well as a knack for pushing away everyone close to him.
Songs: Merano / What a Scene! What a Joy!, Commie Newspapers, Press Conference, Florence and Freddy, 1956 - Budapest is Rising, Florence Quits, Pity the Child #1, One Night in Bangkok, The Interview, The Deal (No Deal), Pity the Child #2, Talking Chess, Endgame #2
Zsófia Vassy - A Hungarian with a turbulent history and years of verbal abuse from Nick under her belt, desperate to get away from the people trying to use her as a pawn.
Songs: Merano / What a Scene! What a Joy!, Commie Neespapers, Press Conference, Difficult and Dangerous Times, Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility), Florence and Freddie, 1956 - Budapest is Rising, Nobody’s Side, Mountain Duet, Florence Quits, Heaven Help My Heart, One More Opponent, You and I, The Deal (No Deal), I Know Him So Well, Endgame #2, Endgame #3 / Chess Game #3, You and I (Reprise), Walter and Florence, Anthem (Reprise)
The Arbiter - The narrator of the story and a man whose sole purpose in life is to maintain the honor of chess.
Songs: The Story of Chess, The Arbiter, Hymn to Chess, The Arbiter (Reprise), Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility), Chess Game #2, The Deal (No Deal), Endgame #3 / Chess Game #3
Cherie Sergievskaya - Brent’s wife back home in Russia that gets unwillingly roped into the mess that is the World Championship in Bangkok in the hopes that her husband will finally return to her.
Songs: Someone Else’s Story; The Deal (No Deal), I Know Him So Well, Endgame #3 / Chess Game #3, Anthem (Reprise)
Leonidas Molokov - Brent’s second, who appears to value the success of his player, but ultimately has a far, far larger victory in sight.
Songs: Molokov and Anatoly, Difficult and Dangerous Times, Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility), The Soviet Machine, The Interview, The Deal (No Deal), Endgame #2
Mustafa de Courcy - A journalist representing Gloval Television that plans to use the inherent politics of a US vs USSR championship to his and his country’s benefit.
Songs: Difficult and Dangerous Times, Anatoly and the Press, The Interview, The Deal (No Deal), Walter and Florence, Anthem (Reprise)
Toxztar Viigand: The player trained by Molokov after Brent’s defection to be a true and loyal Russian champion.
Songs: The Soviet Machine, Endgame #3 / Chess Game #3
(he’s there for both of these songs but like he doesn’t sing anything lmaooooo)