Movie Description

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

(2018)

Overview

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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Facts

Original TitleClosing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2018-10-26

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 25m

Homepagehttps://www.screenbound.co.uk/product/closing-gambit-sip0690

Production CompaniesScreenbound Productions

Genres

  • Documentary