Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Name: Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
Director: Alan Byron
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-10-26
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Anatoli Karpov, Viktor Korchnoi, Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand

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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

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2018-10-26

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.

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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

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