A Soviet Jew, Akiva, a veteran chess master struggling with declining health, faces off against Pavius, a young and brilliant defector to the West, in a World Chess Championship duel that transcends their game, pitting their ideologies against each other.
Dangerous Moves
The 1972 World Chess Championship was a battle of ideologies set against the backdrop of the Cold War, as two chess players with contrasting worldviews faced off in a tense, high-stakes match.
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