In this Gilles Carle feature documentary on the game of chess, the international chess match is cast as a classic Western shoot-out. Three chess greats dominate the film: Russia's Anatoly Karpov; Viktor Korchnoi, a Russian defector; and American Bobby Fischer. Chess aficionados Camille Coudari and Fernando Arrabal analyze the personalities and strategies of the players and comment on the interplay of politics and chess.

• ONF | NFB
• Société Radio-Canada
• Pascal Rollin
• Bobby Fischer
• Anatoli Karpov
• Viktor Kortchnoi
• Fernando Arrabal
• Boris Spassky