Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin poster

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin( 2018)

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Overview

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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    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

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