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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

8.5

1h 25m

2018

Synopsis

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

Trailer

Documentary

chessespionagespycold warsoviet unionkgbchess championchess tournamentchess match

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Anatoli Karpov

Anatoli Karpov

as self

Viktor Korchnoi

Viktor Korchnoi

as self

Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

as self

Viswanathan Anand

as self

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