Queen of Chess

1h 33m
Documentary
7.6

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 Polgar
Self
Garry Kasparov
Self

Crew

Rory Kennedy
Director
Jesse Overman
Editor
Azin Samari
Editor
Imre Juhász
Director of Photography
Regina K. Scully
Executive Producer
Meryl Metni
Executive Producer
Stephen Nemeth
Executive Producer
Galen Walker
Executive Producer
Ariane Wu
Executive Producer
Mark Bailey
Producer
Keven McAlester
Producer
Alexandra Korba
Co-Producer

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