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A novella set aboard a cruise ship bound for Buenos Aires.
Synopsis
A group of passengers on a cruise ship challenge the world chess champion to a match. At first, they crumble, until they are helped by whispered advice from a stranger in the crowd - a man who will risk everything to win.