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Queen of Chess

Queen of Chess

2026 · Movie · 1h 33m

Streaming on Netflix.

Synopsis

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.

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IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic75/100
TMDB7.5/1082 votes

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