![]() ![]() The seven episode long retelling of the Walter Tevis novel by the same name follows Elizabeth ‘Beth’ Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) as a young chess prodigy in her journey to become the world champion by beating the Russian player Borgov (Marcin Dorociński) with the support of her rivals turned friends Harry Beltik (Harry Melling) and Benny Watts (Thomas Brodie-Sangster). ![]() Until I watched the Netflix Original The Queen’s Gambit and my excitement about chess resurfaced. Unfortunately, 13 year olds are not known for their patience so when I tried playing and was not immediately a chess wiz I put away the board and my obsession was forgotten a week later. Anyone could take down their opponent with only the pieces in front of them and the moves in their head? I decided that I wanted to be like her and learn chess. I was first introduced to the game of chess when I watched The 2016 film The Queen of Katwe for my 13th birthday. This is the way Elizabeth Harmon starts most of her matches, confident and clear. ![]()
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