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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Name: Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-10-26
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 8.7

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Documentary

8.7/10(3 ratings)

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.

10-26-2018

1h 25m

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

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Main Cast

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Known For

Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine

2003

Anatoly Karpov

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Garry Kasparov

Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist. From 1984 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked world No. 1 for 255 months overall for his career.

Known For

Bobby Fischer Against the World

2011

Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine

2003

Two Men at War

2022

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Main Cast

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:: Alan Byron

Writer:: Alan Byron

Production:: Screenbound Productions

Locations and Languages

Country:: US; GB

Filming:: GB

Languages:: en