The World Champion (2021)

Overview:
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.

Release Date : 2021-12-30

Genre : Drama

Duration : 145 minutes

Rating : ⭐ 6/10 (39 votes)

Actors : Konstantin Khabenskiy, Ivan Yankovsky, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Victor Dobronravov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Diana Pozharskaya, Anatoly Kot, Mikhail Troynik