Chess is currently in the middle of its third boom in popularity in recent years. The ancient sport had its first popularity boom during COVID lockdowns when many people, including prominent streamers ...
It seems a lot of you are fans of chess. At or at least watching a story about a young chess prodigy and her compelling tale. Netflix just announced that “The Queen’s Gambit” was viewed in a ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – The popularity of Netflix’s show about chess, The Queen’s Gambit, has led to a surge in interest in the game and across the country chess sets are almost impossible to find.
A judge rejected the streamer's argument that it can't be sued for defamation of real people in works of fiction. By Winston Cho Netflix has lost a bid to end a lawsuit from a Georgian chess champion ...
In the game of chess, every single move contributes to the overall outcome. All 16 pawns—the queen, knights, bishops and others—provide unique value to a player. The queen is the most powerful piece ...
The Netflix chess drama won Outstanding Limited Series at the 73rd annual Emmys Sunday night. It was the show's 11th Emmy win this year, including Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, which ...
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 ...