Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

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Production countries: United Kingdom
Origin countries: United States, United Kingdom
Language: English
Spoken: English
Production: Screenbound Productions
Budget: N/A
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Production countries: United Kingdom
Origin countries: United States, United Kingdom
Language: English
Spoken: English
Production: Screenbound Productions
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A

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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Released Documentary

26 Oct, 2018 1h 25min

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Released Documentary

26 Oct, 2018 1h 25min

Directed by Alan Byron

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.

Directed by Alan Byron

Anatoli Karpov

self

75 yrs

Viktor Korchnoi

†

self

85 yrs

Garry Kasparov

self

63 yrs

Viswanathan Anand

self

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

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