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Champion of the World is a 2021 Russian sports drama film written and directed by Aleksey Sidorov. The film tells the story of the rivalry between the Soviet Union's venerable sports artist, chess player Anatoly Karpov, who is competing against Viktor Korchnoi for the title of World Chess Championship.
Original Release
12/30/2021
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ivan Yankovskiy | Anatoliy Karpov / Karpov |
| Konstantin Khabenskiy | Viktor Korchnoy / Korchnoi |
| Vladimir Vdovichenkov | Gradov |
| Fyodor Dobronravov | Evgeniy Karpov / Karpov's father |
| Viktor Sukhorukov | Viktor Baturinskiy |
| Diana Pozharskaya | Veronika |
| Aleksandr Filippenko | Leonid Brezhnev |
| David Brodskiy | Boris Zelenin |
| Viktor Dobronravov | Sergey Maksimov |
| Mikhail Troynik | Yuriy Balashov |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ivan Yankovskiy | Anatoliy Karpov / Karpov |
| Konstantin Khabenskiy | Viktor Korchnoy / Korchnoi |
| Vladimir Vdovichenkov | Gradov |
| Fyodor Dobronravov | Evgeniy Karpov / Karpov's father |
| Viktor Sukhorukov | Viktor Baturinskiy |
| Diana Pozharskaya | Veronika |
| Aleksandr Filippenko | Leonid Brezhnev |
| David Brodskiy | Boris Zelenin |
| Viktor Dobronravov | Sergey Maksimov |
| Mikhail Troynik | Yuriy Balashov |
| Anatoliy Kot | Igor Zaytsev |
| Anton Bogdanov | Vasiliy Brykin |
| Zurab Miminoshvili | Aleksandr Guladze / Guladze |
| Vladimir Zaytsev | Aranovich |
| Dmitriy Iosifov | Mikhail Tal |
| Dmitriy Miller | Vitaliy Sevastyanov / Sevastyanov |
| Igor Khripunov | Filippov / Philippov |
| Larisa Shakhvorostova | Nina Karpova / Karpov's mother |
| Daniil Kolmogorov | Tolya Karpov |
| Mark Noble | Lothar Schmid / Schmid |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Michael Kitaev | Executive Producer |
| Aleksey Sidorov | Producer |
| Sergei Gurevich | Producer |
| Nikita Mikhalkov | Producer |
| Rafael Minasbekyan | Producer |
| Leonid Vereshchagin | Producer |
| Anton Zlatopolskiy | Producer |
| Ekaterina Cirovic | Producer |
