The World Champion2021
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
- 1. 8. 2026
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Certification
- NO
- Country, language
- RU · RU
- Community rating
- 6.1 · 36 votes