Closing Gambit

Documentary 2018 1 hr 21 min Prime Video

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World Chess Champion and Soviet Communist Party protégé Anatoly Karpov faces Viktor Korchnoi, a harsh critic of the Soviet regime, who claimed political asylum in Holland in 1976, for the crown at the 1978 World Chess Championship.

Documentary 2018 1 hr 21 min Prime Video

PG

Starring Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Viktor Korchnoi

Director Alan Byron

Garry Kasparov

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Anatoly Karpov

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Viktor Korchnoi

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Viswanathan Anand

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Yasser Seirawan

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Closing Gambit

DOCUMENTARY

World Chess Champion and Soviet Communist Party protégé Anatoly Karpov faces Viktor Korchnoi, a harsh critic of the Soviet regime, who claimed political asylum in Holland in 1976, for the crown at the 1978 World Chess Championship.

Information

Studio: Kew Media Group
Released: 2018
Run Time: 1 hr 21 min
Rated: PG
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom)
Audio: English
Subtitles: English (United Kingdom) (SDH)