The film focuses on the Hungarian star’s battle-of-the-sexes-style rivalry with fellow all-timer Garry Kasparov.

Queen of Chess on Netflix explores Judit Polgár’s rivalry with Garry Kasparov, her retirement, documentary ending meaning, criticism, and lasting impact on gender equality in chess history.

The chess prodigy's rise to stardom unfolds in director Rory Kennedy's new film 'Queen of Chess' ...

She was raised as part of a prodigy-breeding psychological experiment, took on the chess patriarchy and beat her idol Garry Kasparov. So why isn’t there more depth to this documentary?

Chess is undergoing a revival. And chess legend Garry Kasparov hopes to keep it going with a new website he has started with Vivendi dubbed Kasparovchess.com. The new website is a portal for all ...

She has also hosted the Global Chess Festival and is behind the charity The Judit Polgar Chess Foundation, which seeks to ...

India, Feb. 6 -- If The Queens Gambit instilled in you the idea of a solitary genius girl breaking down male chess dominance ...

Netflix’s Queen of Chess documentary follows the life of Judit Polgár, the best female chess player ever, and her journey to ...

The Grand Chess Tour (GCT), the international professional chess circuit founded by the legendary Garry Kasparov, enters its eleventh year in 2026 with a renewed starting line-up and a prize pool ...

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Four years ago, MasterClass, a platform that sells celebrity-taught classes, invited chess legend Garry Kasparov to teach a class. He said yes, but soon realized that creating a message that could ...

Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov may have retired from competition over 15 years ago, but that’s not stopping him from his desire to help create the champions of tomorrow–and at a time when ...