Film
The World Champion
2021Directed by Alexey Sidorov
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- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
About The World Champion
- Drama
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Alexey Sidorov
- Writer
- Alexey Sidorov
- Original title
- Чемпион мира
