The Queen's Gambit on Netflix is in some ways a show about chess for those who know nothing about chess. However, for the players of the ancient game, there are plenty of chess references that help ...

A version of this story about “The Queen’s Gambit” first appeared in the December issue of TheWrap magazine. Beth Harmon, the chess prodigy played by Anya Taylor-Joy in Netflix’s breakout hit “The ...

(L to R) Marcin Dorocinski as Vasily Borgov and Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon in 'The Queen's Gambit.' © PHIL BRAY/NETFLIX 2020 Thankfully, a lot seems to have ...

Fans of the Netflix series, including teenagers and the actress Beth Behrs, are flocking to the game because “women can be rock stars” in chess. The actress Beth Behrs has been obsessed with chess ...

Netflix had plenty of surprises in store surrounding their biggest properties during Friday's Geeked Week event. With video games the focus, the streamer took the time to announce a slew of new titles ...

When “The Queen’s Gambit” became a smash hit on Netflix, a chess institute in Pittsburgh with a similar name got plenty of online attention — both good and bad. “We’ve been getting so many tags on ...

When thinking of chess, what normally comes to mind is a pair of players dressed in khakis, glasses, and sweater vests. But if you’ve recently seen Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit, chess might seem a lot ...

"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 ...

Chess.com, which tracks algorithms for fair play, closed over 18,000 accounts. "The recent wave of new players who have discovered their passion for chess on Chess.com since The Queen's Gambit's ...

In the closing sequence of “The Queen’s Gambit,” the chess-playing heroine, Beth Harmon, defeats her archrival Vasily Borgov at the Moscow Invitational. The next day she impulsively skips her flight ...