Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

2018-10-26 United Kingdom 85 minutes.

8.70 3 votes

Documentary chess espionage spy cold war soviet union kgb chess champion chess tournament chess match

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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.

Year 2018

Studio Screenbound Productions

Director Alan Byron

Crew Alan Byron (Director), Alan Byron (Writer)

Popularity 1

Language English

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