

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
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2018-10-26 • 1h 25m
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.
- Directors
- Alan Byron
- Writters
- Alan Byron

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
Visit website2018-10-26 • 1h 25m
8.7/10 • 3
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.
- Directors
- Alan Byron
- Writters
- Alan Byron
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsAnatoli Karpov
self
Viktor Korchnoi
self
Garry Kasparov
self
Viswanathan Anand
self
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