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The Queen’s Gambit follows the life ofan orphan chess prodigy, Elizabeth Harmon, during herquest to becorne an elite chess player while struggling with emotional problerns, drugs and alcohol dependency. The title ofthe series refers to a chess opening of the sarne name. The story is set in the rnid-1950s and 1960s.

In the 1950s in Lexington, Kentucky, an eight-year-old Beth, having lost her motherin a carcrash, is taken to an orphanage where she is taught chess by the building’s custodian, Mr. Shaibel. As was cornmon at the time, the orphanage dispenses daily tranquilizer pills to the giris to “balance their disposition’, whichturnsinto an addiction forBeth. She quicklybecornes a strong chess player due to her visualization skills. A few years later, Beth is adopted by childless suburban couple Alrna andAllston Wheatley. As she adjusts to her new home, Beth enters a chess tournament and wins, despite having no prior experience in competitive chess. Alma is initially resistant to Beth’s interest in chess, but after Beth wins her first tournament, Alrna is fully supportive of her adoptive daughter’s sojourns to enter various chess competitions. She develops friendships with several people, including former Kentucky State Charnpion Harry Beltik, United States National Champion Benny Watts, andjournalist and fellow player D.L. Townes.

As Beth rises to the top ofthe chess world and reaps the financial benefits of her success, her drug and alcohol dependency worsens. With help from her oldest friend Jolene, whorn she grew up with in the orphanage, she prepares for her biggest challenge yet, a major international chess tournarnent against the world’s best players in Moscow.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The Queen%27s Gambit (miniseries) On April 23/23.

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