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The World Champion (2021)

★ 6.1/10 145 min Drama Russia Russian
Screenplay by: Alexey Sidorov
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Konstantin Khabenskiy
Konstantin Khabenskiy Korchnoi
Ivan Yankovsky
Ivan Yankovsky Karpov
Vladimir Vdovichenkov
Vladimir Vdovichenkov Gradov
Victor Dobronravov
Victor Dobronravov Sergey Maksimov
Viktor Sukhorukov
Viktor Sukhorukov Viktor Baturinskiy
Diana Pozharskaya
Diana Pozharskaya Veronika
Anatoly Kot
Anatoly Kot Igor Zaytsev
Mikhail Troynik
Mikhail Troynik Yuriy Balashov

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