Cast and Crew of The World Champion

The World Champion

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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.

Full Cast of The World Champion

Konstantin Khabenskiy as Korchnoi

Konstantin Khabenskiy

as Korchnoi
Ivan Yankovsky as Karpov

Ivan Yankovsky

as Karpov
Vladimir Vdovichenkov as Gradov

Vladimir Vdovichenkov

as Gradov
Victor Dobronravov as Sergey Maksimov

Victor Dobronravov

as Sergey Maksimov
Viktor Sukhorukov as Viktor Baturinskiy

Viktor Sukhorukov

as Viktor Baturinskiy
Diana Pozharskaya as Veronika

Diana Pozharskaya

as Veronika
Anatoly Kot as Igor Zaytsev

Anatoly Kot

as Igor Zaytsev
Mikhail Troynik as Yuriy Balashov

Mikhail Troynik

as Yuriy Balashov
Aleksandr Filippenko as Leonid Brezhnev

Aleksandr Filippenko

as Leonid Brezhnev
Larisa Shakhvorostova as Karpov's mother

Larisa Shakhvorostova

as Karpov's mother
Anton Bogdanov as Vasiliy Brykin

Anton Bogdanov

as Vasiliy Brykin
Dmitriy Miller as Sevastyanov

Dmitriy Miller

as Sevastyanov
Zurab Miminoshvili as Guladze

Zurab Miminoshvili

as Guladze
David Brodsky as Boris Zelenin

David Brodsky

as Boris Zelenin
Dmitri Iosifov as Mikhail Tal

Dmitri Iosifov

as Mikhail Tal
Denis Kotov as Reporter

Denis Kotov

as Reporter
Alena Kim as Marisol

Alena Kim

as Marisol
Leon Avtaev as Chess player

Leon Avtaev

as Chess player
Fyodor Dobronravov as Karpov's father

Fyodor Dobronravov

as Karpov's father
Vladimir Zaytsev as Aranovich

Vladimir Zaytsev

as Aranovich
Igor Khripunov as Philippov

Igor Khripunov

as Philippov
Mark Noble as Schmid

Mark Noble

as Schmid
Josefin Asplund as Paola

Josefin Asplund

as Paola
Peter Seaton-Clark as Gofdrey

Peter Seaton-Clark

as Gofdrey
Junsuke Kinoshita as Kampomanes

Junsuke Kinoshita

as Kampomanes
Pekka Strang as Fischer

Pekka Strang

as Fischer

Pekka Strang is a Finnish actor and ex-artistic director of Helsinki City Theatre, where he worked 2005-2014. He is b...

Daniyar Alshinov as Captain Romeo

Daniyar Alshinov

as Captain Romeo
Vladimir Andreyev as Luzhniki announcer

Vladimir Andreyev

as Luzhniki announcer
Sesil Plezhe as Press room journalist

Sesil Plezhe

as Press room journalist
Sergey Genkin as Roommate

Sergey Genkin

as Roommate
Igor Zakharov as Grigoriy Naumovich

Igor Zakharov

as Grigoriy Naumovich
Anastasiya Imamova as Accountant

Anastasiya Imamova

as Accountant
Mikhail Kalinichev as Zlatoust audience

Mikhail Kalinichev

as Zlatoust audience
Grant Kagramanyan as Chess player

Grant Kagramanyan

as Chess player
Nikolay Drozdovsky as Korchnoi's parapsychologist

Nikolay Drozdovsky

as Korchnoi's parapsychologist
Vladimir Tashlykov as Professor Melnikov

Vladimir Tashlykov

as Professor Melnikov
Evgeny Chupin as Main grandmaster

Evgeny Chupin

as Main grandmaster
Sergey Shokolov as Brezhnev's referent

Sergey Shokolov

as Brezhnev's referent
Radoje Čupić as Kazhic

Radoje Čupić

as Kazhic

Arseny Topolaga

as Pavel

Anton Lunin

as Wedding photographer

Irina Zamula

as French reporter

Sergey Taktarov

Vartan Torosyan

as Announcer's helper

Vladimir Khalturin

as Spasskiy

Armen Ananikyan

as Petrosyan

Pyotr Vins

as Murei Yakov

Alexandr Gorelov

as Polugaevskiy

Ivan Perković

as Fragella

Grant Amiryan

as Bit part

Crew of The World Champion

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