# Mesterjátszma

Mesterjátszma at Hungarian House of New York, Sunday 1 November 2026, 19:00.

- Price: Free
- Venue: Hungarian House of New York, East 82nd Street 213, 10028
- With: János Szurmay
- Go to page: https://www.hungarianhouse.org/event-details/mastergame-mesterjatszma-film-screening-with-producer-janos-szurmay

![Mesterjátszma](https://noky.io/images/3bc27b37bc94696cac951145c79427301783d1e1e53b175672b04219b083f7f1-1200.webp)

A film screening of Mastergame (Mesterjátszma) followed by a conversation with producer János Szurmay. Directed by Barnabás Tóth, this 2023 historical drama is a modernized adaptation of Stefan Zweig's The Royal Game, set during the Soviet suppression of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. As Soviet tanks flood Budapest, a young couple tries to flee aboard the last refugee train, while a tortured Catholic priest preserves his sanity by playing chess against himself with pieces made of bread. The storylines converge on the train, where a nerve-racking chess match decides far more than the fate of sacred treasures.

## Dates

- Sunday 1 November 19:00 — Hungarian House of New York

Written by a model, sources: [hungarianhouse.org](https://www.hungarianhouse.org/event-details/mastergame-mesterjatszma-film-screening-with-producer-janos-szurmay)

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