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Queen of Chess

Name: Queen of Chess
Director: Rory Kennedy
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-01-27
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Judit Polgár, Garry Kasparov, László Polgár, Sofia Polgár, Klára Polgár

2026
1h 33m
Documentary
★ 7.6

Directed by Rory Kennedy

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The story

About Queen of Chess

A Hungarian girl dreams of conquering international men’s chess. After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov and her domineering father, Judit Polgár revolutionizes the sport’s patriarchal culture to become one of the greatest chess prodigies in history and the greatest woman chess player of all time.

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