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Lawyers say the fictional show tarnished the reputation of chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili.

A request by Netflix to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Georgian chess master who alleged that she was defamed in an episode of the Emmy winning show The Queen

Netflix will have to face a defamation lawsuit filed by a chess master following a U.S. district court judge's ruling on Thursday.

Netflix lost its attempt to dismiss a defamation case involving its historical drama The Queens Gambit.

A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Netflix must face trial in a lawsuit brought by a Georgian chess master who alleges she was defamed in an episode of the series ``The Queen's Gambit,'' according to court documents obtained today.

A judge on Thursday refused to dismiss GM Nona Gaprindashvili's defamation lawsuit against Netflix, meaning the suit can proceed. The streaming and production company had claimed that because The Queen's Gambit is a work of fiction, it would be immune from defamation suits, but the judge disagreed. Now...

A Georgian former chess world champion's $5-million lawsuit against Netflix will go ahead after she claimed she was defamed in an episode of "The Queen's Gambit," a Los Angeles judge has ruled.

Netflix lost its attempt to dismiss a defamation case involving its historical drama The Queens Gambit.

The series incorrectly said the trailblazing player Nona Gaprindashvili had ‘never faced men’

A judge has ruled that Netflix can be sued for defamation after its hit series The Queens Gambit misrepresented one of the most significant career achievements of a Soviet chess champion.