Chess in Concert 34 years old

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.

Credits

Chess in Concert Cast

Name Character
Judy Kuhn She was 31, now 66 years old as Florence
Murray Head He was 43, now 78 years old as Freddie
Sissel Kyrkjebø She was 20, now 55 years old as Svetlana
Tommy Körberg He was 41, now 76 years old as Anatoly
Björn Ulvaeus He was 44, now 79 years old as Narrator

Chess in Concert Crew

Name Department
Björn Ulvaeus as Music. He was 44 (now 79) years old Sound
Tim Rice as Book. He was 45 (now 80) years old Writing
Benny Andersson as Music. He was 43 (now 78) years old Sound
Chess in Concert poster
Chess in Concert (34 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, December 30, 1989
  • Runtime: 117 minutes