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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

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📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2018-10-26
⌚ Running Time: 85 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.7

Beloved Cast

Anatoli Karpov original image
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Anatoli Karpov
Viktor Korchnoi original image
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Viktor Korchnoi
Garry Kasparov original image
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Garry Kasparov
Viswanathan Anand original image
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Viswanathan Anand

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