Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

1h 25m 8.7/10

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.

Director

Alan Byron

Top Billed Cast

Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

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Viktor Korchnoi

Viktor Korchnoi

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Anatoli Karpov

Anatoli Karpov

self

Viswanathan Anand

self

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