feature a cast that include laurence harvey and veteran actor jack kruschen and and lloyd bochner and along with star peter falk and the most dangerous game rank a one of the top ten columbo installment . harvey soar a a self center chess master whose ego would not let him be defeat by his arch rival and krushen a a russian champion . harvey and an actor that seem always on the verge of stardom and play his part with relish and especially in the last few exchange between himself and falk . the denouement be one of the few time when an expletive be hear in a columbo installment . of course and the storyline reflect the cold war thinking that permeate much of the world at the time and and it a bit quaint to see the mistrust between american and soviet bodyguard to both chess player . an added bonus for the show be the intriguing camera work and large prop use in a dream sequence .