Fabulous limited series! One of the best I’ve seen.
I kept waiting for it to go homosexual promoting as ‘Hang And Catch Fire’ did.
We watch a lot of Netflix for last 2-3 years. Best show yet, it was outstanding!
You probably should have said “SPOILERS” included. I would not have wanted to know those things before I watched it. It was so gripping!
You lost me at Netflix. I don’t knowingly fund child abusers.
I binge watched this series, very compelling.
Was a good series and I don’t even play chess..
It was refreshing that the janitor didn't take advantage or the other chess players or the orphanage friends. It was refreshing.
I binge watched it last week. It was very good.
it would be nice to have a show be enjoyed for entertainment and not have to deal with everyone trying to make a statement, or send a social message, or bs like that
people just ruin everything nowadays
Why is it male dominated? I bet the series doesn’t address that (other than male = bad). Despite decades of chess being almost the national sport of Russia, where are the women champs? If there is one game where male physiological differences don’t matter, it would be chess wouldn’t it?
So, she’s addicted AND Taylor-Joy infuses a great deal of excitement and sex appeal through her portrayal of an older Beth who challenges the conventions of the chess world and even makes bedfellows with her formal rivals. Indeed, this display of personal autonomy,
Notice how immorality is "personal autonomy"?
coupled with her character’s profound ambition, has led the press to laud the show for its feminist overtones that have sparked debates about sexism in sports.
Oh Barf!
They should do a series about real female phenoms (Polgar sisters?)without the gratuitous crap.
This is how they desensitize us.
It was really good.
Too bad it was fiction.
First it is based on a true story.
Lastly, better late than never that this article comes out as the series has been out for some time now. The author should work for FOX NEWS. Last to come out with an article long after the story has died down. I don’t even think Queen’s Gambit is ranking anymore on Netflix it has been out that long.
It is great.
Another great movie is “Spare Parts”. Either Netflix or Amazon Prime.
Apparently, all of the Netflix games have been based on real games played in past years by international grandmasters.
I just watched the analysis of last game played on the Netflix series - where the woman beats the fictional male world chess champion.
The woman plays the Queen's Gambit opening, which I have played for many years, so I found the game especially interesting.
The Netflix game is based on a real game played in 1993, which actually ended in a forced perpetual check draw.
The movie producers apparently loaded the game into one of the amazing chess engines (Alpha Zero?) and figured out how the woman could win.
The game is really interesting - part chess history, part chess engine.
Here is the link to the analysis if you would like to watch it:
Watching the show now. Absolutely loving it. I’ll come back and read the article when I’m finished, probably tonight.