Chess Pains Frasier challenges his father to a game of chess, but when Martin wins, Frasier becomes obsessed with beating him. Details Casts Title Chess Pains Genres Comedy Family Release Date 1996-03-26 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 24 Minutes Season Number 3 Episode Number 18 Production Companies Grammnet Productions, Grub Street Productions, Paramount Television, CBS Studios Kelsey Grammer Frasier Crane Jane Leeves Daphne Moon David Hyde Pierce Niles Crane Peri Gilpin Roz Doyle John Mahoney Martin Crane