Queen of Chess (2026)
93 min
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.
- Release date
- January 27, 2026
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Chris Brocato, Camilo Forero
Where to watch
Subscription
Netflix
Netflix Standard with Ads
Trailer
Cast
- Judit Polgár as Self
- Garry Kasparov as Self
- Sofia Polgár as Self
- Bobby Fischer as Self (archival footage)
- Tatev Abrahamyam as Chess Player
- Harut Akopyan as Chess Player
- Susan Polgar as Self
- Ian Russell as Announcer
- Rachel Wolf as Young Chess Player
Crew
- Bobby Fischer · Archive footage
- Rory Kennedy · Director
- Mark Bailey · Writer
- Keven McAlester · Writer
- Mark Bailey · Producer
- Rory Kennedy · Producer
- Keven McAlester · Producer
- Chris Brocato · Composer
- Camilo Forero · Composer
- Imre Juhász · Cinematographer
- Jesse Overman · Editor
- Azin Samari · Editor
- Kristen Adams · Production designer