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Queen of Chess: "It’s extremely satisfying to watch, because it’s this unstoppable champion who is so driven, has such guts, and also has a sense of humor and a warmth about her..."
In this vHopeful Conversation, I sit down with Academy Award–nominated, Primetime Emmy–winning director Rory Kennedy to discuss her new Netflix documentary, Queen of Chess, about Hungarian prodigy Judit Polgár and her battle against a male‑dominated elite chess world. We explore Polgár’s radical upbringing in communist Hungary under her father’s “genius is made, not born” experiment, the structural and psychological misogyny she faced from legendary players, and how her mantra — “go back to the board and play your best” — transformed discrimination into historic victory. Rory reflects on…
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