Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Name: Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-01-01
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Anatoli Karpov, Viktor Korchnoi, Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand

20181h 25m★ 8.5 / 10

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.

Director: Alan Byron
Writers: Alan Byron
Genres: Documentary
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom

Cast & Crew

5 people

Alan Byron

Director · Writer

Anatoli Karpov

Cast

Garry Kasparov

Cast

Viktor Korchnoi

Cast

Viswanathan Anand

Cast

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