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Queen of Chess

2026 • HD • 93min

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Story

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.

Country United States Language English

Genre Documentary

Keywords #chess #sexism #chess match #child prodigy #chess champion #playing chess #prodigy #chess game #kasparov

Production Moxie Films

Credits

Rory Kennedy photo

Rory Kennedy

director

Regina K. Scully photo

Regina K. Scully

producer

Judit Polgár photo

Judit Polgár

Self

Garry Kasparov photo

Garry Kasparov

Self

Anna Rudolf photo

Anna Rudolf

Self

Jovanka Houska photo

Jovanka Houska

Self

Maurice Ashley photo

Maurice Ashley

Self

Bobby Fischer photo

Bobby Fischer

Self (archival footage)

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