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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin backdrop

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

8.5Oct 26, 20181h 25mDocumentary

Directed by Alan Byron

Written by Alan Byron

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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Anatoli Karpov

Anatoli Karpov

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Viktor Korchnoi

Viktor Korchnoi

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Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

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Viswanathan Anand

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