The World Champion

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.

Country:

RU

Genre:

Drama

Released:

2021-12-30

Languages:

Russian

Companies:

Studio TriteCentral PartnershipKIT Film StudioCinema Foundation of Russia