Bahrain's 'Queen's Gambit': Why more people than ever are playing chess on the small Gulf island
SHARE Chess might be a great way to while away those hours at home amid the pandemic, but few could have predicted how wildly popular it would become after The Queen’s Gambit– a Netflix miniseries about a female prodigy taking on the Russian masters as she simultaneously battles her personal demons – aired on screens across the world. Mohamed Tissir, an International Master, and founder of the Bahrain Chess Academy, has seen a huge spike in interest in the game on the Gulf island since the series' 2020 release, especially among women inspired by the main character Beth Harmon. “We’...
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