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.

Music

Benny Andersson

Music

Björn Ulvaeus

Director

Anders Eljas

Status

Released

Release date

30/12/1989

Original language

Swedish