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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought she defected in the end...her state department minder had warned her of anyone trying to make contact, hand her things...and then later obviously he warned her she would miss her flight back to the US.

The crowds outside the Moscow hotel which she obviously enjoyed, I thought were a ploy to get her to warm to Russia.

And finally when Borgov handed her the chess piece.

But I googled immediately after finishing and there was a story where the actress addressed this and said she didn’t think that was what happened.[/quote]

I don’t think she stayed in Russia.  I think she just wanted a little more time to connect with her pure love of the game, with others who loved it just as much.  She wanted that moment to herself before heading back to the US and all the ceremonies and celebrity that awaited her.[/quote]

The scene where she asks the handler what agency he was with... meaning not State but more than likely the CIA, and also he was to be notified if anyone tried to contact her because one of the Russians might want to try to defect or provide intel... so they would just be using her to get to someone who could aid. The agent said there had been rumblings that the Russian players and others associated with the game might want to communicate.

She however wasn't there for political purposes she wasn't pro Russian just pro chess. She was there for her love of the game. She wanted to face the best and the best were the Russians.  I think she was really touched by the men in the park, out in the cold, and their love for the game.  She wanted to play with people who loved the game as much as she did, the skill at that point didn't matter, she loved the game again.  Playing with the men in the park brought her back to her roots, playing chess in the basement with the janitor.

She'd finally gotten to the point where the storm had passed, she'd made some peace with her complicated history, and she knew she was going to be okay.  
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