A work out for me to see the rook sacrifice.Nice.
Nabokov's Luzhin Defense
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The other thing I would like to know is how biographical the movie is with respect to poor Curt Von Bardeleben, who is famous also for being savagely put on tilt by Steinitz at Hastings 1895
Great movie and interesting final position.
Nabokov was more into mates in 2 & 3 than studies. I guess the lovely game was built by Jon Speelman who advised the movie. It always seemed to me unlikely and plot-driven that they would split the tournament into two groups, with the winners only meeting in the final. However, it is very satisfying that there is this hidden treasure lurking in the movie, to reward the curious and the obsessed.
There are about 20 real Nabokov compositions here: http://pdb.dieschwalbe.de/search.jsp