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.
Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin (2018)
Alan Byron
At a glance
Countries
United Kingdom
Ratings
TMDB users
8.5/10
4 votes
Rating consensus
85/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~85/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Anatoli Karpov
self
Viktor Korchnoi
self
Garry Kasparov
self
Viswanathan Anand
self
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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin (2018)
Alan Byron
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