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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

MOVIE • 2018

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

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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.

TMDB ★ 4.3/5Votes: 4
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Anatoli Karpov

Anatoli Karpov

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Viktor Korchnoi

Viktor Korchnoi

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Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

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Viswanathan Anand

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Alan Byron

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Film

Status

Released

Release

October 26, 2018

Runtime

85 min

Language

English

Origin

United Kingdom

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