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Christchurch chess club boosted by The Queen s Gambit fans on Netflix 17 Dec, 2020 01:11 AM 3 minutes to read The Canterbury Chess Club in Riccarton. Photo / Supplied Other By: Chris Barclay A Christchurch chess club is chuffed with the interest in the game generated by Netflix series The Queen s Gambit. Richard Christie realised a fictional seven-episode online drama was a game changer when a prospective member arrived at the Canterbury Chess Club with a sudden interest in 1.e4 as an opening move, and the Sicilian Defence. And the inquisitive woman was not alone at the club s Riccarton headquarters – interest in the board game has risen dramatically in Christchurch since Netflix gave chess the greatest boost since American Bobby Fischer and Russia s Boris Spassky played for real in the 1972 world championships. ....