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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.

20261h 33mNRDocumentary

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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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