Queen of Chess

Name: Queen of Chess
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-01-27
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Judit Polgar, Garry Kasparov

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1/27/2026

Runtime

93 mins

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Documentary

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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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Original Language

English

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A portrait of Judit Polgár's extraordinary rise through chess ranks against both patriarchal resistance and personal demons, charting how one woman's stubbornness rewrote the sport's history.