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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

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.

Release Date

October 26, 2018

Status

Released

Original Title

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Runtime

1h 25min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English

Production Companies

Screenbound Productions