The successful format of combining well-known singers with a light staging and full orchestra and chorus works well here for a re-staging of Chess the Musical - The story involves 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 a Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union, during which both countries wanted to win international chess tournaments for propaganda purposes. Although the protagonists were not intended to represent any specific individuals, the character of the American was loosely based on chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer, while elements of the story may have been inspired by the chess careers of Russian grandmasters Viktor Korchnoi and Anatoly Karpov. (Wikipedia)
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Great Performances - 37x20 Chess in Concert
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- Aired Jun 17, 2009
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