Despite a struggle to be taken seriously by the boys she persevered, becoming the first-ever Scottish girls’ champion at 17 and Scottish ladies champion in 1975.
“We were a laughing stock in the beginning. Girls just didn t play chess, Mrs Hindle said. So I thought I’d go home and learn some tricks and traps so I can beat people, especially boys.”
Anya Taylor-Joy as chess champ Beth Harmon in The Queen s Gambit. - Credit: Phil Bray/Netflix
- Credit: Phil Bray/Netflix
Mrs Hindle said she was once playing for Norfolk at an inter-county contest when her opponent joked with his mates that he “wouldn’t need long” before their game.