Queen of Chess

Name: Queen of Chess
Director: Rory Kennedy
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-01-27
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 7.676
Cast: Judit Polgar, Garry Kasparov

Directed by Rory Kennedy

Documentary

20261h 33m7.7

Overview

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.