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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
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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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 26, 2018
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
87%
Original Title
Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
Production Companies
Screenbound Productions
Director
Alan Byron
Description
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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