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     • The story itself is fictional and drawn from the 1983 coming-of-age novel of the same name by Walter Tevis, who died in August of 1984. Put plainly, Beth Harmon is not a real chess prodigy.
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   Feb 22, 2021 · Is The Queen's Gambit based on a true story? The story itself is fictional and drawn from the 1983 coming-of-age novel of the same name by Walter Tevis, who died in August of 1984. Put...

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   Is the Queen's Gambit a true story?

   • For more ways to live your best life plus all things Oprah, sign up for our newsletter! 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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   Who inspired Tevis to write the Queen's Gambit?

   • In the acknowledgements of The Queen's Gambit, Tevis wrote that he was inspired by Grandmasters Robert Fischer, Boris Spassky, and Anatoly Karpov, all of whom were active in the chess scene in the '60s, when writing the novel. Notably, those figures don't appear in the book or t he show—because they're incorporated into the fictional characters.

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   Will 'the Queen's Gambit' be adapted?

   • Allan Scott, who has owned the film rights to The Queen's Gambit since 1992 and was working with Ledger on the latter version's screenplay (which would've starred Elliot Page in the lead role), finally achieved his goal of adapting the novel as co-creator and executive producer of the 2020 series.

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   Is 'the Queen's Gambit' a tribute to brainy women?

   • Overall, Tevis considered The Queen's Gambit to be "a tribute to brainy women," he told the Times. "I like Beth for her bravery and intelligence. In the past, many women have had to hide their brains, but not today," he explained. Will there be a second season of The Queen's Gambit? Probably not.

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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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   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?

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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 26, 2021 · Netflix's 'The Queen's Gambit' follows chess prodigy Beth Harmon. Author Walter Tevis explained the real-life stories that inspired the character.

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    Dec 6, 2020 · Is it based on a true story? While The Queen's Gambit comes across as an inspirational sports story, it's an adaptation of a 1983 fictional coming-of-age novel of the same name written...

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    Feb 25, 2021 · If you're wondering, Is The Queen's Gambit based on a true story?, we have the answer. Here's what inspired The Queen's Gambit on Netflix, and the book it's based on and the real story of Beth...