After watching The Queen’s Gambit (multiple times), we couldn’t help but wonder if the popular Netflix series is the real deal. For example, does The Queen’s Gambit accurately reflect the game of ...
The question for editor Michelle Tesoro: What is too much chess? The answer: Play the faces more than the chess. The enormous popularity of Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit” limited series took editor ...
2020 has introduced its fair share of surprises and among them are a rise in chess set sales. The public’s sudden interest in the cognitive board game was made popular solely thanks to the ...
"I could relate to Beth a lot," says 22-year-old female chess Grandmaster Dorsa Derakhshani of The Queen's Gambit Dorsa Derakhshani swore off watching Netflix until after she takes the MCATS – but the ...
The Queen’s Gambit was a huge show for Netflix, not only giving viewers an epic drama about a young female champion’s journey through the world of professional Chess, but also spurring a wealth of ...
I know, a drama series about a chess genius with substance abuse and parent issues sounds like a hardcore drama type of show that can easily get melodramatic and tedious. However, The Queen's Gambit ...
Netflix has added a new game to its already impressive roster, and this game is based on Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit. So, if you spent much of your time watching the show with a hankering to play ...
Thanks to The Queen’s Gambit, chess sets were as hard to find last year as the Playstation 5. The New York Times reported that in the weeks following the premiere of the Netflix limited series, sales ...
If you watched The Queen’s Gambit in 2020 and thought to yourself wow, I wish I could play the game Beth Harmon plays and be as totally awesome at is as she is, and also look just as great as Anya ...
Sales of chess sets reportedly have exploded thanks to the hit Netflix show “The Queen’s Gambit,” a series that depicts the rise of a young female prodigy in the 1950s. Toronto-based toy merchant Spin ...
David Bradley spends most weekends engaged in intense chess matches with his 15-year-old daughter, Zoe. They stare at the board for hours and plot their next moves, consumed by a new shared pastime.