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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin (2018)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Alan Byron
  • Profile picture of Anatoli Karpov
    self Anatoli Karpov
  • Profile picture of Viktor Korchnoi
    self Viktor Korchnoi
  • Profile picture of Garry Kasparov
    self Garry Kasparov

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Keywords

  • chess
  • espionage
  • spy
  • cold war
  • soviet union
  • kgb
  • chess champion
  • chess tournament
  • chess match