
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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About Queen of Chess
- Directors
- Rory Kennedy
- Cast
- Judit Polgár, Garry Kasparov, László Polgár, Sofia Polgár, Klára Polgár, Gustáv Font
- Genres
- Documentary
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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