Overview
Some sporting victories are about more than just claiming a title. Some of them go down in history. The film follows the most dramatic and legendary showdown in the history of chess – the match between Anatoly Karpov, then world champion, and Viktor Korchnoi, a recent emigrant from the USSR. In this battle between two outstanding chess players, a duel of personalities under immense psychological pressure, the stakes are incomprehensibly high.
Details
Status
Released
Original Language
RU
Director
Alexey Sidorov
Production Countries
RU
Spoken Languages
Russian
Production Companies
Studio Trite, Central Partnership, KIT Film Studio, Cinema Foundation of Russia
Original Title
Чемпион мира
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