Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
Movie
85 Min
8.7
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.
Directors:
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DocumentaryTags:
chess
espionage
spy
cold war
soviet union
kgb
chess champion
chess tournament
chess match
