The once esoteric and uninspired world of competitive chess is thrown into turmoil when an eccentric German entrepreneur enlists reigning champion Magnus Carlsen to launch a new league that aims to revolutionize the game, challenge the sport’s governing body, and “make chess cool.” As the chess world fractures, Grandmasters like Wesley So - Magnus’s soft-spoken rival whose quiet brilliance contrasts with the sport’s emerging showbiz era - and Hans Niemann, a rebellious American prodigy with raw talent and controversy, find themselves at the center of this upheaval. Grandmasters chronicles the rivalries, reinventions, and personal battles shaping the modern pursuit of greatness in the game of kings.

After the Screening: A conversation with international chess masters Danny Rensch, Levy Rozman, subjects Jan Henric Buettner and Lea Makhloufi, and series Executive Producer and director Liza Mandelup.