The Dragon Defense

Samuel Joaquín and Marcos are three old friends living their lives in downtown Bogotá They spend their days between Lasker the legendary chess club The Caribbean Casino and La Normanda a traditional coffee shop Samuel 53 is a professional chess player that lives of betting on small matches he knows he will win His best friend is Joaquín 65 an accomplished watchmaker whos about to loose the workshop he inherited from his father And then theres Marcos 72 a Spanish homeopath devoted to finding a formula to win poker matches These three men have found shelter in the safety of their routines avoiding to facing up to their failures But a time comes when they are confronted by reality and causes them to stagger