Astronaut Kathryn Voss, sole survivor of a disastrous space mission, is desperate to reunite with her terminally ill daughter but becomes a fugitive when the government discovers she's returned to earth with an extraordinary gift.
As a young autistic girl uncovers her own unique powers as a chess prodigy she must battle her way past male Grandmasters in the misogynistic world of competitive chess and achieve the title of youngest ever World Champion.
