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Oct 26, 2018 · Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin: Directed by Alan Byron. With Michael Adams, Muhammad Ali, Viswanathan Anand, Viktor Baturinskiy. 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.
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- Alan Byron
- 2018-10-26
May 7, 2019 · Summer 1978 saw World Chess Champion, Anatoly Karpov - a loyal follower of the Soviet Communist Party - take on the recently defected dissident, Victor Korchnoi, for the World Chess Championship in Baguio City in the Philippines. 24-hour streaming period.
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- Screenbound Entertainment Group
Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi Versus Karpov and the Kremlin | PBS America | UK. Show Schedule. Full TV Schedule. After Fischer beat Spassky in the 1972 World Chess Championship, the Soviets plotted to regain this coveted title by supporting Anatoly Karpov – a loyal member of the Communist Party.
Oct 26, 2018 · 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.
Oct 29, 2018 · Summer 1978 saw World Chess Champion, Anatoly Karpov - a loyal follower of the Soviet Communist Party - take on the recently defected dissident, Victor Korchnoi, for the World Chess Championship in Baguio City in the Philippines.
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After Fischer beat Spassky in the 1972 World Chess Championship, the Soviets plotted to regain this coveted title by supporting Anatoly Karpov - a loyal member of the Communist Party and epitome of the young Soviet 'New Man'.
The riveting, true story of an event so extraordinary. Summer 1978 saw World Chess Champion, Anatoly Karpov - a loyal follower of the Soviet Communist Party - take on the recently defected...
