Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

Name: Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-01-01
Rating: 6
Cast: Anatoli Karpov, Viktor Korchnoi, Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand

2018| 1h 21m| IMDb 6.0

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin (2018) is currently streaming in the UK on Prime Video. Last updated 20 January 2026.

Streaming availability last checked 20 January 2026

Documentary

The fascinating story of the 1978 World Chess Championship between Anatoly Karpov, a Communist Party loyalist, and Viktor Korchnoi, a Soviet defector.

Director: Alan Byron