Rent Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi vs. Karpov and the Kremlin (2018)
3.6 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 25min
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- Synopsis:
The never before told story of an extraordinarily bizarre sporting event. 1978 sees the World Chess Champion, Anatoly Karpov, a loyal member of the Communist Party and a personal friend of the Soviet leader, take on the Russian Dissident, Victor Korchnoi, for the World Championship crown in Baguio City, The Philippines. While at first it seemed Karpov had the obvious lead, Korchnoi retaliated with a succession of wins to level the score, it appeared the 'Soviet Ice Man' had begun to melt...While the rivalry on the chess board battled on, the teams were embroiled in a peculiar series of espionage. Parapsychologists, thought waves, flag wars, mirrored sunglasses, coded yoghurts, KGB agents, corruption, and a sect of Eastern mystics wanted for murder. These are just some of the events that overtook chess in this epic world championship event. - Actors:
- Viswanathan Anand, Stuart Conquest, Boris Gelfand, Vlastimil Hort, Anatoli Karpov, Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene, Viktor Korchnoi, Yannick Pelletier, Yasser Seirawan, Gennadi Sosonko, Michael Stean, Emil Sutovsky, Jan Timman, Veselin Topalov
- Directors:
- Alan Byron
- Producers:
- Alan Byron
- Writers:
- Alan Byron
- Studio:
- Screenbound Pictures
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
