Viswanathan Anand
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Album 61
2013-06-14
Album 61
Overview: The World Chess Championship is a juicy battle, rife with passion, power and money. Boris Gelfand has spent his entire life getting ready for this moment; he was raised to become a champion since the age of six. His father devoted all his life to cultivating Boris' talent while obsessively documenting the process. The photo albums tell the father's story as much as that of the son, revealing a simple truth about a man living his own dreams through his son under the Soviet regime. Can any child, given fine Soviet education, become a genius? And is becoming a genius worth the price?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2013-06-14
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Magnus
2016-09-09
Magnus
Overview: From a young age Magnus Carlsen had aspirations of becoming a champion chess player. While many players seek out an intensely rigid environment to hone their skills, Magnus’ brilliance shines brightest when surrounded by his loving and supportive family. Through an extensive amount of archival footage and home movies, director Benjamin Ree reveals this young man’s unusual and rapid trajectory to the pinnacle of the chess world. This film allows the audience to not only peek inside this isolated community but also witness the maturation of a modern genius.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: no
Release Date: 2016-09-09
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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
2018-10-26
Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
Overview: The 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-26
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