The story of a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other, all in the context of the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Directed by Hugh Wooldridge
central intelligence agency (cia)
chess
italy
1970s
soviet union
kgb
bangkok, thailand
thailand
musical
based on play or musical
chess tournament
political intrigue
concert film
xenophobia
1980s
musical theater
royal albert hall
the arbiter
cold war era
live concert
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Josh Groban
Anatoly Sergievsky
Idina Menzel
Florence Vassy
Adam Pascal
Frederic Trumper
David Bedella
Alexander Molokov
Kerry Ellis
Svetlana Sergievsky
Clarke Peters
Walter de Courcy
Marti Pellow
The Arbiter
Tim Rice
Host
Crew
Tim Rice
Writer
Benny Andersson
Original Music Composer
Björn Ulvaeus
Original Music Composer
Benny Andersson
Music
Björn Ulvaeus
Music
Tim Rice
Lyricist
Benny Andersson
Songs
Björn Ulvaeus
Lyricist
Tim Rice
Musical
Björn Ulvaeus
Songs
Tim Rice
Novel
Popular Reviews
9 reviews
matilda collen
8.0★ · 05/16/26
big shout out to year 9 music for introducing chess to me
ljhs knew that i needed to see the dramatic microsoft powerpoint in the background it really matched the vibes of this masterpiece of a peculiar abba chess musical about the cold war
highly recommend
big shout out to year 9 music for introducing chess to me
ljhs knew that i needed to see the dramatic microsoft powerpoint in the background it really matched the vibes of this masterpiece of a peculiar abba chess musical about the cold war
highly recommend
mory
10.0★ · 11/17/25
love all the songs but hearing endgame LIVE is just AMAZING
love all the songs but hearing endgame LIVE is just AMAZING
Lydia
The instant obsession I formed over this musical is concerning
The instant obsession I formed over this musical is concerning
Timothy Kandra
GET THIS SCORE BLASTED IN DOLBY/IMAX SPEAKERS NOW!!!!!
GET THIS SCORE BLASTED IN DOLBY/IMAX SPEAKERS NOW!!!!!
