He was the invincible whiz kid of the chess world. The child prodigy from the heart of Brooklyn who grew up and became a Cold War icon, and in the process toppled an Empire. But at the peak of his fame, he disappeared and self destructed. His reclusive behavior and his eccentric ideology made him as reviled as he was revered. Once a symbol of the American free spirit, eventually he became an international fugitive. How did a high school drop-out became a cultural touchstone, carrying the weight of a nation on his back and what price did he pay to get there?
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