Queen of Chess (2026)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 2026-01-27
- Genres: Documentary
- Runtime: 1h 33m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 79 votes
Directed by Rory Kennedy.
Top cast
- Judit Polgár as Self
- Garry Kasparov as Self
- László Polgár as Self
- Sofia Polgár as Self
- Klára Polgár as Self
- Gustáv Font as Self
- Anna Rudolf as Self
- Jovanka Houska as Self
- Maurice Ashley as Self
- William Hartston as Self
Where to watch Queen of Chess
- United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- India: stream on Netflix
- Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
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