ZUGZWANG

Cold War | Soviet Union (USSR) | Chess Scene

1970s during the Soviet Thaw, following the high-profile defection of Viktor Korchnoi.

• Igor: A former Grandmaster turned state bureaucrat. Gruff, sickly, and weary of the system.
• Garik: The leading Grandmaster and title contender. Playful and charming on the surface, but deeply conflicted and cold underneath.
• Semyon: A rising young Master from the provinces. A pure chess fanatic driven by an unrefined, naive sense of justice.

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