Queen of Chess

About 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.

Rory Kennedy's Queen of Chess is a 2026 documentary film. At 93 minutes long, it arrived in January 2026.

Judit Polgár takes the lead as Self, Garry Kasparov as Self, László Polgár as Self, and Sofia Polgár as Self. It was produced by Moxie Films.

Members will find sexism, child prodigy, chess, and prodigy in it. American members can watch it on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads.

Searching for Bobby Fischer, Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin, and The Seventh Seal make useful companions to Queen of Chess, all filed under chess champion and chess match. It scores 7.5 out of 10 from 77 TMDB voters.