Champion of the World
Where: |
🇷🇺 Russia |
When: |
The 1970s |
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.
Released in 2021 — 0 minutes
Genre: |
Drama |
Language: |
Russian |