Anya Taylor-Joy
Beth Harmon
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- 7. End Game Oct 23, 2020
- A visit from an old friend forces Beth to come to grips with her past and rethink her priorities.
- 6. Adjournment Oct 23, 2020
- Beth's wild night sends her into a self-destructive downward spiral.
- 5. Fork Oct 23, 2020
- In Kentucky, Beth reconnects with a former opponent who offers to help sharpen her game.
The Queen's Gambit follows the life of an orphan chess prodigy, Elizabeth Harmon, during her quest to become an elite chess player while struggling with emotional problems, drugs and alcohol dependency. The title of the series refers to a chess opening of the same name. The story is set in the mid-1950s and 1960s.
- Novel
The Queen's Gambit is a 1983 American novel by Walter Tevis,...
- The Same Name
The Queen's Gambit is the chess opening that starts with the...
- Chess Opening
The opening is the initial stage of a chess game. It usually...
- Walter Tevis
Walter Stone Tevis Jr. (February 28, 1928 – August 9, 1984)...
- Akemnji Ndifornyen
Akemnji Ndifornyen is a British actor, writer, composer and...
- Marcin Dorociński
Marcin Grzegorz Dorociński (Polish: [ˈmart͡ɕin...
- Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (born 18 January 1988) is an English...
- Christiane Seidel
Early life. Seidel was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, to a...
- Novel
The Queen's Gambit: Created by Scott Frank, Allan Scott. With Anya Taylor-Joy, Chloe Pirrie, Bill Camp, Marcin Dorocinski. Orphaned at the tender age of nine, prodigious introvert Beth Harmon discovers and masters the game of chess in 1960s USA. But child stardom comes at a price.
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- 2020-10-23
- Drama
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Watch The Queen's Gambit | Netflix Official Site. In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction. Watch trailers & learn more.
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Oct 23, 2020 · “The Queen’s Gambit” has both those hearts, and both are racing. Frank, Taylor-Joy, and company never stop telling both those stories at once, and the result is a fascinating portrait of a young woman fighting to become the person she wants to be, battling for victory and for peace.
Set during the Cold War era, orphaned chess prodigy Beth Harmon struggles with addiction in a quest to become the greatest chess player in the world.
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- October 23, 2020
Watch The Queen's Gambit with a subscription on Netflix. Set during the Cold War era, orphaned chess prodigy Beth Harmon struggles with addiction in a quest to become the greatest chess...
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Orphaned at the tender age of nine, prodigious introvert Beth Harmon discovers and masters the game of chess in 1960s USA. But child stardom comes at a price. Nine year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is, until she plays her first game of chess.
