The World Champion
Not Rated
Drama
Starring: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Ivan Yankovsky, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Victor Dobronravov, Viktor Sukhorukov
Writer: Alexey Sidorov
Release Date:
December 30, 2021
December 30, 2021
Ratings:
6.1 / 10
6.1 / 10
Director:
Alexey Sidorov
Alexey Sidorov
Companies:
Studio Trite
Studio Trite
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.
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