Talk about playing the long game!

The cult musical “Chess” — which had only 68 regular performances on Broadway before closing in 1988 but spawned a hit soundtrack by two members of ABBA — is making a comeback nearly 40 years later.

The box office for a revival of the show opened Monday — and fans lined up as early as 3 a.m. outside the Imperial Theatre for tickets and a limited-edition poster signed by stars Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher.

(Only the first 50 ticket buyers scored exclusive posters, which sent the line snaking down West 45th Street before dawn.)

We hear that one superfan even slept in their car.

Said an insider: “Among the early risers [was] a group of women who had already purchased tickets online, but came back for more,” plus fans who were armed

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