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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

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2018 · Movie · 1h 25m

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It runs a compact 1h 25m.

Synopsis

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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IMDb6.9/10

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chessespionagespycold warsoviet unionkgbchess championchess tournamentchess match