Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Movie·2018·1h 25m

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Themes

chessespionagespycold warsoviet unionkgbchess championchess tournamentchess match

Production House

Screenbound Productions

Audience Score

85%

4 votes

Skip4%
Timepass10%
Go for it34%
Perfection52%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Anatoli Karpov

Anatoli Karpov

self

Viktor Korchnoi

Viktor Korchnoi

self

Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

self

Viswanathan Anand

self

// crew

Crew

Alan Byron

Director, Writer

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