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

IMDb8.5 1080P 2018 85 min

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.

Country: United Kingdom
Genres: Documentary
Released: 2018-10-26
Directors: Alan Byron
Productions: Screenbound Productions
Casts: Anatoli Karpov, Viktor Korchnoi, Garry Kasparov
Last updated: May 22, 2026

8.5 of 10 (4 votes)