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

10/26/2018 (GB) • 1h 25m

Documentary

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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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

chess

espionage

spy

cold war

soviet union

kgb

chess champion

chess tournament

chess match

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