The read
A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 82%, Metacritic 75/100. Every source lands within 7 points of the others. 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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic75/100
76 audience votes
Key crew
- Rory KennedyDirector
Cast
- Judit PolgárSelf
- Garry KasparovSelf
- László PolgárSelf
- Sofia PolgárSelf
- Klára PolgárSelf
- Gustáv FontSelf
- Anna RudolfSelf
- Jovanka HouskaSelf
- Maurice AshleySelf
- William HartstonSelf
- Dirk Jan ten GeuzendamSelf
- Bobby FischerSelf (archival footage)
Stills
Movies like Queen of Chess
Themes
chesssexismchild prodigychess championplaying chessprodigychess matchchess gamekasparov