A former world chess champion from Russia. While attending a world championship in Vancouver his fiancée, Rosemary, is killed by an assassin's gunfire in front of the hotel Huxley. His resultant agoraphobia makes him an "armchair detective" like Nero Wolfe or Lincoln Rhyme. Initially, he primarily makes money by charging exorbitant rates for games against "Grandmaster Arkady Balagan" on his website.
Appearances
Endgame
Main cast, played by Shawn Doyle
- Episode 1x01: Opening Moves (Mar 14, 2011)
- Episode 1x02: Turkish Hold'em (Mar 21, 2011)
- Episode 1x03: The Caffeine Hit (Mar 28, 2011)
- Episode 1x04: The Other Side of Summer (Apr 4, 2011)
- Episode 1x05: I Killed Her (Apr 11, 2011)
- Episode 1x06: Fearful Symmetry (Apr 18, 2011)
- Episode 1x07: Gorillas in Our Midst (Apr 25, 2011)
- Episode 1x08: The White Queen (May 2, 2011)
- Episode 1x09: Huxley, We Have a Problem (May 9, 2011)
- Episode 1x10: Bless This Union (May 16, 2011)
- Episode 1x11: Mr. Black (May 30, 2011)
- Episode 1x12: Polar Opposites (Jun 6, 2011)
- Episode 1x13: Deadman Talking (Jun 13, 2011)