Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

8.5

1 hr 25 min

2018-10-26

4

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.

Documentary

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Anatoli Karpov

Anatoli Karpov

self

Viktor Korchnoi

Viktor Korchnoi

self

Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

self

Viswanathan Anand

Viswanathan Anand

self

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