The Queen's Gambit on Netflix is in some ways a show about chess for those who know nothing about chess. However, for the players of the ancient game, there are plenty of chess references that help ...

ST. LOUIS — Long before The Queen’s Gambit captivated Netflix audiences around the world, it was a 1983 novel written by Walter Tevis — a story as much about struggle and redemption as it is about ...

In the closing sequence of “The Queen’s Gambit,” the chess-playing heroine, Beth Harmon, defeats her archrival Vasily Borgov at the Moscow Invitational. The next day she impulsively skips her flight ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) - While streaming movies, shows and live TV has become popular during the pandemic, you may recognize the name, 'The Queen's Gambit.' The series is drawing attention to chess ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Poised to win big at this weekend’s 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, The Queen’s Gambit is now a pawn in a legal game. Barrier-breaking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If this use of chess to represent life feels familiar, it is largely thanks to the medieval world. As I argue in my book “Power ...

Jenny Adams has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). She has received no support from for-profit ...