Karpov-Korchnoi 1978 Depicted In 'The World Champion'

The World Champion, a film directed by Alexey Sidorov that depicts the dramatic world championship match between GM Anatoly Karpov and GM Viktor Korchnoi in 1978, hits cinemas in Russia on Thursday. While the 1972 "Match of the Century" in Reykjavik between GM Bobby Fischer and GM Boris Spassky had plenty

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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin (2018

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