concert,love triangle,cold war,chess tournament,impossible love,musical theater,symphony orchestra

Chess in Concert (1989)

Poster for Chess in Concert

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. Concert production of the musical staged during the finals of the 1989 chess World Cup tournament in in Skellefteå, Sweden and broadcast on Swedish television.

Cast & Crew

Director
Anders Eljas
  • Profile picture of Björn Ulvaeus
    Narrator Björn Ulvaeus
  • Profile picture of Judy Kuhn
    Florence Judy Kuhn
  • Profile picture of Murray Head
    Freddie Murray Head
  • Profile picture of Tommy Körberg
    Anatoly Tommy Körberg
  • Profile picture of Sissel Kyrkjebø
    Svetlana Sissel Kyrkjebø
  • Profile picture of Anders Glenmark
    Arbiter Anders Glenmark

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Keywords

  • concert
  • love triangle
  • cold war
  • chess tournament
  • impossible love
  • musical theater
  • symphony orchestra