Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
2018 | 85m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Alan Byron |
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| Writer: | Alan Byron |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 26, 2018 |
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| Director: | Alan Byron |
| Writer: | Alan Byron |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | chess, spy, cold war, soviet union, kgb, chess champion, espionage, chess tournament, chess match |
| Production Companies | Screenbound Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Anatoli Karpov | self |
| Viktor Korchnoi | self |
| Garry Kasparov | self |
| Viswanathan Anand | self |
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| Alan Byron | Writer, Director |
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