Karpov vs Korchnoi: Soviet Champion vs Soviet Defector | Closing Gambit | Timeline

Fascinating story of the 1978 World Chess Championship between the Soviet Communist Party’s protege, Anatoly Karpov and the traitor and Soviet defector, Viktor Korchnoi. One of those instances in life where truth is stranger than fiction. 📺 It’s like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world’s best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code ’TIMELINE’ You can find more from us on: