"It is hard to say," Anatoly answered, running a hand through his hair. "But I think... I think I would have chosen to win because it is like you said - what else did I have left? But if they do this how I imagine they might, then it will be the last few moves of the game that decides."

He paused for a moment, watching the scene and wishing dearly that he could strangle Molokov through the screen. "All through my game, I struggled to know what to do, what was the right thing."