I picked up Walter Tevis’s The Queen’s Gambit in the kind of used bookstore where the shelves are too full, the air smells ...

The new Netflix series, based on the novel by Walter Tevis, follows the journey of chess prodigy Beth Harmon (played by Anya Taylor-Joy), whose incredible skills put her on a collision course with ...

The Netflix series – all about chess prodigy Beth Harmon – has astounded viewers all over the world. But many won’t know that The Queen’s Gambit is largely inspired by true events.

Anya Taylor-Joy has been busy. The 28-year-old Argentinian-English actress shot to stardom in 2020 after a Golden Globe-winning turn as chess prodigy Beth Harmon in the record-breaking limited ser ...

A CHESS champion ... s fictional character Beth Harmon in the Global Netflix hit. Caitlin was taught how to play chess by her dad Billy. But the Paisley-born child prodigy, dubbed The Smiling ...