Plot
During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
Cast
as Akiva Liebskind
as Pavius Fromm
as Marina Fromm
as Henia Liebskind
as Le grand maître Felton - l'équipe de Fromm
as Miller, l'équipe de Fromm
as Tac-Tac, l'équipe de Liebskind
as Foldes
as Stepan Ivanovitch Kerossian - l'équipe de Liebskind
as Yachvili
Gallery
Reviews
Veteran communist grand master “Akiva” (Michel Piccoli) is in Geneva for the world chess championships against lapsed Soviet “Pavius” (Alexander Arbatt) and it’s quite a grudge match. He won’t even shake his opponent’s hand beforehand. It’s fairly clear that this older man has health issues, but his adversary is not without his own problems as his wife - whom he didn’t defect with - is now seekin…