Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin (2018)

  • NR
  • 10/26/2018 (GB)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 25m

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.

Alan Byron

Director, Writer

Cast

Anatoli Karpov's headshot

Anatoli Karpov

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Viktor Korchnoi's headshot

Viktor Korchnoi

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Garry Kasparov's headshot

Garry Kasparov

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Viswanathan Anand's headshot

Viswanathan Anand

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