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Documentary
1h 25m

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin (2018)

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.
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Alan Byron profile
Alan Byron

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Cast

Anatoli Karpov profile
Anatoli Karpov

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Viktor Korchnoi profile
Viktor Korchnoi

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Garry Kasparov profile
Garry Kasparov

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Viswanathan Anand profile
Viswanathan Anand

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Anatoli Karpov profile
Anatoli Karpov

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Viktor Korchnoi profile
Viktor Korchnoi

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Garry Kasparov profile
Garry Kasparov

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Viswanathan Anand profile
Viswanathan Anand

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Release Date

October 26, 2018

Original Language

English

Budget

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Production Company

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