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

Judy Kuhn as Florence

Murray Head as Freddie

Sissel Kyrkjebø as Svetlana

Tommy Körberg as Anatoly

Björn Ulvaeus as Narrator

Chess in Concert Cast

Name	Character
Judy Kuhn She was 31, now 65 years old	as Florence
Murray Head He was 43, now 78 years old	as Freddie
Sissel Kyrkjebø She was 20, now 54 years old	as Svetlana
Tommy Körberg He was 41, now 75 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 79) years old	Writing
Benny Andersson as Music. He was 43 (now 77) years old	Sound

Chess in Concert (34 years)

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