STAWAR COLUMN: Netflix's Gambit | Opinion | newsandtribune.com
Emo Philips By now almost everyone has heard about The Queenâs Gambit. This is a Netflix miniseries featuring actress Anya Taylor-Joy. Set in the 1950s and 1960s it tells the fictional story of Beth Harmon, an orphaned chess prodigy, who rises to become the worldâs chess champion, overcoming addiction in the process. Within a month of its release in October it had become Netflixâs most popular dramatic miniseries ever. Even the international chess community gave it a positive reception. Former world champion Garry Kasparov and chess expert Bruce Pandolfini served as technical c...