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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.
Directed by Alan Byron
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Anatoli Karpov
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Viktor Korchnoi
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Garry Kasparov
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Viswanathan Anand
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1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
2018