Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
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8.5 | 2018 | 1h 25m

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

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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.

Alan Byron Director
Alan Byron Writer

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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

Viswanathan Anand

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