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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Oct 26, 2018 · 1h 25m
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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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CAST

Anatoli Karpov
self
Viktor Korchnoi
self
Garry Kasparov
self
Viswanathan Anand
self
Directed by Alan Byron

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Screenbound Productions
Country
US, GB

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