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: 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.
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.
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.
What's the Queen's Gambit? In chess, a gambit is an opening move in which the player will sacrifice pieces to later gain a positive position. According to The Chess Website, "The...
A visit from an old friend forces Beth to reckon with her past and rethink her priorities, just in time for the biggest match of her life. Suddenly plunged into a confusing new life in suburbia, teenage Beth studies her high school classmates and hatches a plan to enter a chess tournament.
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Jun 25, 2022. Rated: 9/10 • Sep 30, 2021. 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.
