The Luzhin Defence

The Luzhin Defence 6.8

Based on the novel The Defense (or The Luzhin Defence) by Vladimir Nabokov. Early 1920s, near the Lake of Como is played the world chess championship. Competing alongside Luzhin in the championship is the Italian champion Salvatore Turati. The competition starts badly for Luzhin and, while looking for a solution, he has visions of his troubled past. The game is adjourned and updated to the next day but Luzhin has already reached a breaking point and for him it is too late. He commits suicide the same night.