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     • The Queen's Gambit is not a true story, and Beth Harmon is fictional—but she's inspired by real life people, including Bobby Fischer and author Walter Tevis.
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   Is the Queen's Gambit a true story?

   • Elena Nicolaou is the former culture editor at Oprah Daily. The Queen's Gambit is not a true story, and Beth Harmon is fictional—but she's inspired by real life people, including Bobby Fischer and author Walter Tevis.

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   Was Bobby Fischer a 'queen's Gambit' based on a true story?

   • Bobby Fischer, pictured here during a 1970 game against Boris Spassky, served as an inspiration for The Queen’s Gambit as both a novel and limited series.

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   Is checkmate based on a true story?

   • Checkmate. The Queen's Gambit starred Anya Taylor-Joy on Netflix, but the series was based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Walter Trevis. Beth Harmon's journey mirrors Bobby Fischer's; both characters overcome personal struggles to become chess legends.

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   Is the Queen's Gambit worth watching on Netflix?

   • The Queen’s Gambit wasn’t only one of the most acclaimed Netflix miniseries of all time. The gripping story of troubled chess prodigy Beth Harmon ( Anya Taylor-Joy) reignited a worldwide interest in chess. The sale of chess sets increased by over 85% in the month after the show's release, and chess books sold at over six times the normal rate.

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   Nov 23, 2020 · The Queen's Gambit is not a true story, and Beth Harmon is fictional—but she's inspired by real life people, including Bobby Fischer and author Walter Tevis.

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   Oct 23, 2020 · But that doesn’t mean that everything you see on the series is entirely imaginary. What's real in the world of The Queen's Gambit? We found out. Beth Harmon is a fictional character.

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   Feb 22, 2021 · Is Netflix's 'The Queen's Gambit' based on a true story? Not entirely. Learn more about the inspiration behind chess player Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) in the 2020 series and what is true...

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   Feb 24, 2021 · Netflix's Golden Globe-nominated, The Queen’s Gambit has all the makings of a true story, but if you’re looking to Beth Harmon, you can expect to come up short.

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   Apr 9, 2024 · The Queen's Gambit starred Anya Taylor-Joy on Netflix, but the series was based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Walter Trevis. Beth Harmon's journey mirrors Bobby Fischer's; both...

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    Jan 31, 2023 · The series is based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis but its journey to stardom has been anything but plain sailing. According to an interview in 1983 with the New York...

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    Dec 19, 2020 · 'The Queen's Gambit,' a Netflix series starring Anya Taylor-Joy as chess prodigy Beth Harmon, is based on Walter Tevis' 1983 novel. How true is it?