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"Game of Kings" is the sixteenth episode of the eleventh season of the Murdoch Mysteries and the one hundred sixty-sixth of the series. It first aired on March 5, 2018.

Summary

Murdoch and Brackenreid send Crabtree undercover at an international chess tournament to unravel the murder of a Russian master.

Amidst the chess masters from all over the world attending the international chess tournament, there is a blood feud between the Pols and Russians on Toronto turf and Station House No. 4's jurisdiction...

Character Revelations

Nina Bloom is an accomplished chess player.
Julia is in the fourth month of her pregnancy.
William and Julia's secret is out of the bag...

Continuity

Murdoch devises a small radio transistor device, concealed in Crabtree’s ear, so that George can communicate with Nina during the tournament: a modification of Fessenden's electrolytic detector used in The Devil Inside.
While testing Murdoch’s modified invention, it is unintentionally used to reveal William and Julia's secret, which leads to a humorous exchange between Crabtree and Inspector Brackenreid just outside Station House No. 4.
While diligent and direct, Violet Hart's motives are suspect, again.

Historical References

The first international chess tournament was held in London (1851) and chess tournaments have become the standard form of chess competition among serious players ever since. The official world chess championship is generally regarded to have begun in 1886, when the two leading players from Europe and the United States played a match. Chess Federation of Canada (CFC) was founded in 1872 and the Canada's Open Chess Championship was first held in 1956.
Polish Husaria, the winged horsemen, documentation date back to 1500s and the ceremonial sword, Szczerbiec.
Poland's coronation sword was brought to Canada for safe-keeping, but it was during the Second World War. Maureen Jennings took artistic license with the timeline. Poland was occupied by the Soviets (Russia) from 1939-1945.
Poland was partitioned in the 1700s, 1800s and 1900s when Russian, Prussian (German) and Austrian troops invaded the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Bolsheviks were members of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which will be renamed the Communist Party after seizing power in the October Revolution of 1917.
The Queen's Gambit is one of the popular and oldest known chess openings. It was mentioned in the Göttingen manuscript of 1490 and was later analysed by masters in the 17th century. Crabtree points out, "...whoever decided the queen would be the most powerful piece was ahead of their time."
Markham, Ontario, located northeast of Toronto proper, is a township (1793) within the Greater Toronto Area. In 1871, the Toronto and Nipissing Railway built the first rail line to Markham Village and Unionville, which is still used today by the GO Transit commuter services. In 1972, Markham will incorporate as a town as its population skyrockets due to urban sprawl from Toronto.

Trivia

Episode writer and novelist Maureen Jennings is the creator of Murdoch Mysteries and has usually penned an episode every season since Season 5. Jennings presents stories ideas that she is interested in and the MM Writers' Room discusses them then suggest which story idea to write for the season.
The episode story idea came when Jennings was invited to Poland for a writers' festival. [*]
Thomas Craig (Inspector Brackenreid) celebrated his birthday on the set during this episode's filming.

Errors

George Crabtree inserts the listening device in his ear– thus he has the listening device inserted, only in the next shot he is placing the devise in his ear again.
The flag used for the Russian Empire is missing the imperial seal in the upper left corner. The flash shown is the modern flag of the Russian Federation.

Cast

Main Cast

Yannick Bisson as Detective William Murdoch
Hélène Joy as Dr. Julia Ogden
Thomas Craig as Inspector Thomas Brackenreid
Jonny Harris as Constable George Crabtree

Recurring Cast

Daniel Maslany as Detective Watts
Lachlan Murdoch as Constable Henry Higgins
Erin Agostino as Nina Bloom
Shanice Banton as Violet Hart

Guest Cast

Yana Gold as Karina Troubetskoy
Mark Anthony Krupa as Professor Victor Stanislav
Allan Price as Master Troubetskoy
Alexander Steele Zonjic as Pioter
Slavic Rogozine as Sergei
Jack Fulton as Ezikiel Jones
Sebastien Bertrand as Marcel Monet
Ian Kilburn as Joshua Jones

Non-Credited Cast

Paul Rutledge as The Horseman
Nathan Hoppe as Constable McNabb

Gallery

Murdoch Mysteries Season 11
Up From Ashes • Merlot Mysteries • 8 Footsteps • The Canadian Patient • Dr. Osler Regrets • 21 Murdoch Street • The Accident • Brackenreid Boudoir • The Talking Dead • F.L.A.S.H.! • Biffers and Blockers • Mary Wept • Crabtree à la Carte • The Great White Moose • Murdoch Schmurdoch • Game of Kings • Shadows Are Falling • Free Falling • Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • Season 5 • Season 6 • Season 7 • Season 8 • Season 9 • Season 10 • Season 11 • Season 12 • Season 13 • Season 14 • Season 15

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 }}"'''Game of Kings'''" is the sixteenth episode of the [[Season 11 Episodes and Guides|eleventh season]] of the [[Murdoch Mysteries (overview)|''Murdoch Mysteries'']] and the one hundred sixty-sixth of the series. It first aired on March 5, 2018.
-==Summary==
+== Summary ==
 Murdoch and Brackenreid send Crabtree undercover at an international chess tournament to unravel the murder of a Russian master.
 Amidst the chess masters from all over the world attending the international chess tournament, there is a blood feud between the Pols and Russians on Toronto turf and Station House No. 4's jurisdiction...
-==Character Revelations==
+== Character Revelations ==
-*[[Nina Bloom]] is an accomplished chess player.
+* [[Nina Bloom]] is an accomplished chess player.
-*[http://murdochmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Julia_Ogden Julia] is in the fourth month of her pregnancy.
+* [http://murdochmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Julia_Ogden Julia] is in the fourth month of her pregnancy.
-*[[William-Julia Relationship|William and Julia's]] secret is out of the bag...
+* [[William-Julia Relationship|William and Julia's]] secret is out of the bag...
-==Continuity==
+== Continuity ==
-*[[William Murdoch|Murdoch]] devises a small radio transistor device, concealed in Crabtree’s ear, so that [[George Crabtree|George]] can communicate with [[Nina Bloom|Nina]] during the tournament: a modification of [[Reginald Fessenden|Fessenden's electrolytic detector]] used in '''''[[The Devil Inside]]'''''.
+* [[William Murdoch|Murdoch]] devises a small radio transistor device, concealed in Crabtree’s ear, so that [[George Crabtree|George]] can communicate with [[Nina Bloom|Nina]] during the tournament: a modification of [[Reginald Fessenden|Fessenden's electrolytic detector]] used in '''''[[The Devil Inside]]'''''.
-*While testing [[William Murdoch|Murdoch]]’s modified invention, it is unintentionally used to reveal [[William-Julia Relationship|William and Julia's]] secret, which leads to a humorous exchange between [[George Crabtree|Crabtree]] and [[Thomas Brackenreid|Inspector Brackenreid]] just outside [[Station House Four|Station House No. 4]].
+* While testing [[William Murdoch|Murdoch]]’s modified invention, it is unintentionally used to reveal [[William-Julia Relationship|William and Julia's]] secret, which leads to a humorous exchange between [[George Crabtree|Crabtree]] and [[Thomas Brackenreid|Inspector Brackenreid]] just outside [[Station House Four|Station House No. 4]].
-*While diligent and direct, [[Violet Hart|Violet Hart's]] motives are suspect, again.
+* While diligent and direct, [[Violet Hart|Violet Hart's]] motives are suspect, again.
 ==Historical References==
-*The first international chess tournament was held in London (1851) and chess tournaments have become the standard form of chess competition among serious players ever since. The official [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship world chess championship] is generally regarded to have begun in 1886, when the two leading players from Europe and the United States played a match. Chess Federation of Canada (CFC) was founded in 1872 and the Canada's Open Chess Championship was first held in 1956.
+* The first international chess tournament was held in London (1851) and chess tournaments have become the standard form of chess competition among serious players ever since. The official [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship world chess championship] is generally regarded to have begun in 1886, when the two leading players from Europe and the United States played a match. Chess Federation of Canada (CFC) was founded in 1872 and the Canada's Open Chess Championship was first held in 1956.
-*[http://www.ancientpages.com/2016/02/14/winged-hussars-facts-and-history-about-the-polish-warriors-their-armor-and-military-tactics/ Polish Husaria], the winged horsemen, documentation date back to 1500s and the ceremonial sword, Szczerbiec.
+* [http://www.ancientpages.com/2016/02/14/winged-hussars-facts-and-history-about-the-polish-warriors-their-armor-and-military-tactics/ Polish Husaria], the winged horsemen, documentation date back to 1500s and the ceremonial sword, Szczerbiec.
-*Poland's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szczerbiec coronation sword] was brought to Canada for safe-keeping, but it was during the Second World War. [[Maureen Jennings]] took artistic license with the timeline. Poland was occupied by the Soviets (Russia) from 1939-1945.
+* Poland's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szczerbiec coronation sword] was brought to Canada for safe-keeping, but it was during the Second World War. [[Maureen Jennings]] took artistic license with the timeline. Poland was occupied by the Soviets (Russia) from 1939-1945.
-*Poland was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partitions_of_Poland partitioned] in the 1700s, 1800s and 1900s when Russian, Prussian (German) and Austrian troops invaded the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth].
+* Poland was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partitions_of_Poland partitioned] in the 1700s, 1800s and 1900s when Russian, Prussian (German) and Austrian troops invaded the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth].
-*[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bolshevik Bolsheviks] were members of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which will be  renamed the Communist Party after seizing power in the October Revolution of 1917.
+* [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bolshevik Bolsheviks] were members of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which will be  renamed the Communist Party after seizing power in the October Revolution of 1917.
-*The [http://www.thechesswebsite.com/queens-gambit/ Queen's Gambit] is one of the popular and oldest known chess openings. It was mentioned in the Göttingen manuscript of 1490 and was later analysed by masters in the 17th century. [[George Crabtree|Crabtree]] points out, "...''whoever decided the queen would be the most powerful piece was ahead of their time''."
+* The [http://www.thechesswebsite.com/queens-gambit/ Queen's Gambit] is one of the popular and oldest known chess openings. It was mentioned in the Göttingen manuscript of 1490 and was later analysed by masters in the 17th century. [[George Crabtree|Crabtree]] points out, "...''whoever decided the queen would be the most powerful piece was ahead of their time''."
-*Markham, Ontario, located northeast of [[Toronto]] proper, is a township (1793) within the Greater Toronto Area. In 1871, the Toronto and Nipissing Railway built the first rail line to Markham Village and Unionville, which is still used today by the GO Transit commuter services. In 1972, Markham will incorporate as a town as its population skyrockets due to urban sprawl from Toronto.
+* Markham, Ontario, located northeast of [[Toronto]] proper, is a township (1793) within the Greater Toronto Area. In 1871, the Toronto and Nipissing Railway built the first rail line to Markham Village and Unionville, which is still used today by the GO Transit commuter services. In 1972, Markham will incorporate as a town as its population skyrockets due to urban sprawl from Toronto.
-==Trivia ==
+== Trivia ==
-*Episode writer and novelist [[Maureen Jennings]] is the creator of [[Murdoch Mysteries (overview)|''Murdoch Mysteries'']] and has usually penned an episode every season since [[Season 5 Episodes and Guides|Season 5]]. Jennings presents stories ideas that she is interested in and the [[Writers Room|MM Writers' Room]] discusses them then suggest which story idea to write for the season.
+* Episode writer and novelist [[Maureen Jennings]] is the creator of [[Murdoch Mysteries (overview)|''Murdoch Mysteries'']] and has usually penned an episode every season since [[Season 5 Episodes and Guides|Season 5]]. Jennings presents stories ideas that she is interested in and the [[Writers Room|MM Writers' Room]] discusses them then suggest which story idea to write for the season.
-*The episode story idea came when Jennings was invited to Poland for a writers' festival. [[http://www.tv-eh.com/2018/03/05/murdoch-mysteries-author-maureen-jennings-discusses-game-of-kings-and-her-latest-murdoch-novel/ *]]
+* The episode story idea came when Jennings was invited to Poland for a writers' festival. [[http://www.tv-eh.com/2018/03/05/murdoch-mysteries-author-maureen-jennings-discusses-game-of-kings-and-her-latest-murdoch-novel/ *]]
-*[[Thomas Craig]] ([[Thomas Brackenreid|Inspector Brackenreid]]) celebrated his birthday on the set during this episode's filming.
+* [[Thomas Craig]] ([[Thomas Brackenreid|Inspector Brackenreid]]) celebrated his birthday on the set during this episode's filming.
-==Errors==
+== Errors ==
-*[[George Crabtree]] inserts the listening device in his ear– thus he has the listening device inserted, only in the next shot he is placing the devise in his ear again.
+* [[George Crabtree]] inserts the listening device in his ear– thus he has the listening device inserted, only in the next shot he is placing the devise in his ear again.
+* The flag used for the Russian Empire is missing the imperial seal in the upper left corner. The flash shown is the modern flag of the Russian Federation.
+== Cast ==
-*The flag used for the Russian Empire is missing the imperial seal in the upper left corner. The flash shown is the modern flag of the Russian Federation.
-==Cast==
 ===Main Cast===
 [[Yannick Bisson]] as[[William Murdoch| Detective William Murdoch]]<br />
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 Sebastien Bertrand as [[Marcel Monet]]<br />
 Ian Kilburn as [[Joshua Jones]]
-===Uncredited Cast===
+=== Non-Credited Cast ===
 Paul Rutledge as The Horseman<br />[[ Nathan Hoppe|Nathan Hoppe]] as [[Constable McNabb]]
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