This Date in THE FBI History: Patrick O’Neal, David Frankham, Charlotte Stewart, and George Nader star in “A Game of Chess,” the 200th broadcast episode of THE FBI, airing Nov. 5, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER now available from Black Pawn Press |

A GAME OF CHESS
Original Air Date: Nov. 5, 1972
Synopsis. As part of an effort to bring down a spy ring, Erskine poses as an Eastern European scientist who has offered his services as a double agent in exchange for refuge in the United States. The assignment poses two challenges: The man whom Erskine is impersonating is not only blind, but is an expert chess player—as is the leader of the spy ring.

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This Date in THE FBI History: Patrick O’Neal, David Frankham, Charlotte Stewart, and George Nader star in “A Game of Chess,” the 200th broadcast episode of THE FBI, airing Nov. 5, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER now available from Black Pawn Press