I should know better than to bite, but yes of course it would, because neither the Soviet Union nor (to my recollection, would appreciate examples to the contrary) any other state had or has any particular track record in assassinating sporting figures who had defeated their own. Presmably this is because even if any state has even contemplated it, they would have assumed it would be a giant diplomatic own goal with the potential downsides vastly exceeding any perceived gains.Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 3:15 pm"Like Fischer did?"
That would not have been surprising either
I don't recall any reflections on this point making it into the movie, mind, but it ought to occur to anybody watching with their brain switched on.