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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Genres
Documentary
Rating
8.5
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Release Date2018-10-26
Runtime85 mins

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.

Cast & Crew

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Anatoli Karpov

as self

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Viktor Korchnoi

as self

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Garry Kasparov

as self

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Viswanathan Anand

as self

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