Chess (musical)

Chess is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA. The story involves a romantic triangle between two players in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other...

The Danish tour album

In late 2001, a 2-CD album of the Danish Tour of Chess was released. The tour followed the London version of the musical, and the first release of the album had the complete London score (minus small portions of underscoring). Later pressings are missing several tracks (as noted).

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Principal cast

• Florence Vassy - Emma Kershaw
• Anatoly Sergievsky - Stig Rossen
• Freddie Trumper - Zubin Varla
• Svetlana Sergievskaya - Gunilla Backman
• Alexander Molokov - Simon Clark
• Walter DeCourcey - James Graeme
• The Arbiter - Michael Cormick

Songs

• The Story of Chess
• Merano
• Commie Newspapers / Press Conference (cut)
• Anatoly and Molokov / Where I Want to Be
• US vs. USSR (Diplomats)
• The Arbiter's Song
• Hymn to Chess
• Merchandisers
• Chess #1
• The Arbiter - Reprise
• Quartet - A Model of Decorum and Tranquility
• Florence & Molokov
• 1956 - Budapest is Rising
• Nobody's Side
• Der Kleine Franz (cut)
• Mountain Duet / Who'd Ever Think It?
• Chess #2
• Florence Quits
• Pity the Child
• Embassy Lament
• Heaven Help My Heart
• Anatoly and the Press (cut)
• Anthem
• The Golden Bangkok / One Night in Bangkok
• One More Opponent (cut) / You and I
• The Soviet Machine
• The Interview
• Someone Else's Story
• The Deal
• I Know Him So Well
• Talking Chess (cut)
• Endgame
• You and I - Reprise
• Finale