The World Champion
Some sporting victories are about more than just claiming a title. Some of them go down in history. The film follows the most dramatic and legendary showdown in the history of chess – the match between Anatoly Karpov, then world champion, and Viktor Korchnoi, a recent emigrant from the USSR. In this battle between two outstanding chess players, a duel of personalities under immense psychological pressure, the stakes are incomprehensibly high.
- Overview
- Cast
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The World Champion
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 30, 2021
Runtime
2h 25m
Genres
Drama
User Score
65%
Original Title
Чемпион мира
Production Companies
Studio Trite, Central Partnership, KIT Film Studio, Cinema Foundation of Russia, Russia-1
Director
Alexey Sidorov
Budget
$7,535,000
Description
Some sporting victories are about more than just claiming a title. Some of them go down in history. The film follows the most dramatic and legendary showdown in the history of chess – the match between Anatoly Karpov, then world champion, and Viktor Korchnoi, a recent emigrant from the USSR. In this battle between two outstanding chess players, a duel of personalities under immense psychological pressure, the stakes are incomprehensibly high.
