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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
2018 · Movie · 81 min · ★ 8.5
Documentary
The fascinating story of the 1978 World Chess Championship between Anatoly Karpov, a Communist Party loyalist, and Viktor Korchnoi, a Soviet defector.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-10-26
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 81 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.5/10 (4 votes)
Themes
- chess
- espionage
- spy
- cold war
- soviet union
- kgb
- chess champion
- chess tournament
- chess match
Cast & crew
Anatoli Karpov
as self
Viktor Korchnoi
as self
Garry Kasparov
as self
- VA
Viswanathan Anand
as self
Directed by Alan Byron