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Before The Queen s Gambit There Was Vera Menchik
Netflix
By Jeff Somers/Dec. 29, 2020 2:50 pm EDT/Updated: Jan. 5, 2021 4:46 pm EDT
The Queen s Gambit has been a breakout success for Netflix, reintroducing the world to Walter Tevis terrific novel and inspiring a surge of interest in the game of chess. The story of Beth Harmon orphan, alcoholic, and chess genius the series combines a fine sense of 1960s style with an accurate portrayal of just how dramatic the chess world can be. And while the story only skims the challenges faced by female players in the male-dominated sphere of world-class chess, it s easy to see Harmon as a feminist icon who smashes through glass ceilings as easily as she smashes through her endgames. ....

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