Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin poster

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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Released
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Language
English
  • chess
  • espionage
  • spy
  • cold war
  • soviet union
  • kgb
  • chess champion
  • chess tournament
  • chess match

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Director

Alan Byron

Writers

Alan Byron

Produced in

United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical26 Oct 2018

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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin was released on 26 October 2018.

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