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A Documentary About Jewish Chess Legend Judit Polgár Is Coming to Netflix

JL;DR SUMMARY The upcoming documentary "Queen of Chess" on Netflix explores the life of Judit Polgár, an extraordinary Jewish Hungarian chess player who shattered gender barriers in the world of competitive chess. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityHungaryDocumentaryNetflixChessBobby FischerGender BarriersJudit PolgárRory KennedyKasparov

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Hungary
"Polgr, a mother of two, continues to be heavily involved in the chess world, training, judging, and encouraging generations of women to be daring chess players."
Israel
"Polgr family remained proud to be Jewish, with Judit sharing pictures on social media of Passover celebrations with her sister Sofia, who now lives in Israel."

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