CLOSING GAMBIT

By Alan BYRON

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Documentary - Completed 2018

1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin. Fascinating 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.

    • Year of production
    • 2018
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • UNITED KINGDOM
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 85 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Alan BYRON
    • Synopsis
    • 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin. Fascinating 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.