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.
Directed byRory Kennedy
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- January 27, 2026
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Judit Polgár
Self
Garry Kasparov
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László Polgár
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Sofia Polgár
Self
Klára Polgár
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Gustáv Font
Self
Anna Rudolf
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Jovanka Houska
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Maurice Ashley
Self
William Hartston
Self
- Directed by
- Rory Kennedy
- Produced by
- Mark BaileyKeven McAlester
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