Fans of the Netflix series, including teenagers and the actress Beth Behrs, are flocking to the game because “women can be rock stars” in chess. The actress Beth Behrs has been obsessed with chess ...

A version of this story about “The Queen’s Gambit” first appeared in the December issue of TheWrap magazine. Beth Harmon, the chess prodigy played by Anya Taylor-Joy in Netflix’s breakout hit “The ...

When “The Queen’s Gambit” became a smash hit on Netflix, a chess institute in Pittsburgh with a similar name got plenty of online attention — both good and bad. “We’ve been getting so many tags on ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Chess is having a moment- Google searches for “how to play chess” are spiking, “The Queen’s Gambit” is Netflix’s largest limited scripted series to date, and chessboards are ...

"I could relate to Beth a lot," says 22-year-old female chess Grandmaster Dorsa Derakhshani of The Queen's Gambit Dorsa Derakhshani swore off watching Netflix until after she takes the MCATS – but the ...

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 ...

There are almost too many chess games on the Play Store to count, and while many of these are undeniably fantastic, most are aimed toward the competitive player. Netflix Games' newest release is a ...

Christine Mitchell of Harborcreek Township is the only woman involved in the Erie Chess Club. But thanks to the Netflix hit "The Queen’s Gambit," she’s optimistic that will change. "The Queen’s Gambit ...

Move over chess dot com. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. 2020 saw the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit become something of a ...

Editor's Note: The below contains spoilers for The Queen's Gambit. It’s often been said that tennis is physical chess. Might that make chess mental tennis? Perhaps an answer can be found in The ...

"The Queen's Gambit" became a streaming sensation, breaking viewer numbers and encouraging an interest in chess. Three months after its release, the show has revived some tourism industries and retail ...