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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

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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.

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Release / first air2018-10-26
Original languageEN
GenresDocumentary
DirectorAlan Byron
WriterAlan Byron
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionScreenbound Productions

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4 cast members
Anatoli KarpovAnatoli Karpovself
Viktor KorchnoiViktor Korchnoiself
Garry KasparovGarry Kasparovself
Viswanathan AnandViswanathan Anandself

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#chess#espionage#spy#cold war#soviet union#kgb#chess champion#chess tournament#chess match

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