Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

2018
1h 25m
8.5

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Overview

The story of the 1978 World Chess Championship between the Soviet Communist Party's protege, Anatoly Karpov and the traitor and Soviet defector, Viktor Korchnoi. One of those instances in life where truth is stranger than fiction.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Screenbound Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

chess espionage spy cold war soviet union kgb chess champion chess tournament chess match

Quick Facts

Release Date October 26, 2018
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt7494416
Website Visit Site

Cast

Anatoli Karpov
Anatoli Karpov

self

Viktor Korchnoi
Viktor Korchnoi

self

Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov

self

Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand

self

Key Crew

Alan Byron
Director
Alan Byron
Writer