Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Name: Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
Genre: documentary
Duration: 81 min

2018 · 81 min

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Synopsis

The fascinating story of the 1978 World Chess Championship between Anatoly Karpov, a Communist Party loyalist, and Viktor Korchnoi, a Soviet defector.

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Released: 2018
Runtime: 81 minutes
Genres: documentary

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Cast & crew

Cast

Anatoli Karpov
Viktor Korchnoi
Garry Kasparov
Viswanathan Anand

Director

Alan Byron

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