There is... the persistent sense that there’s more to Polgár’s story; that if only Emmy-winning director Rory Kennedy had been steadier with her magnifying glass the results might not feel so emotionally underdeveloped.

Ms. Kennedy does such an outstanding job of creating suspense out of what is now 30-year-old history... I don’t play chess. It didn’t matter.

It’s a good story, well told, and Polgar makes for an interesting subject.

The film’s total lack of interest in Judit Polgár’s personal and professional life beyond the basic sketches of her chess career, childhood, and marriage feels like a missed opportunity.