Queen of Chess

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.

Cast

Judit Polgár

Self

Garry Kasparov

Self

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László Polgár

Self

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Sofia Polgár

Self

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Klára Polgár

Self

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Gustáv Font

Self

Anna Rudolf

Self

Jovanka Houska

Self

Maurice Ashley

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William Hartston

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Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam

Self

Bobby Fischer

Self (archival footage)