Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

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.

Release Date

2018-10-26

Year

2018

Duration

1h 25m

Status

Released

Score

8.50

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

Cast

Anatoli Karpov

Anatoli Karpov

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Viktor Korchnoi

Viktor Korchnoi

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Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

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Viswanathan Anand

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