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I’m a grandmaster and The Queen’s Gambit checks out – Sydney Morning Herald
Seven-part period drama The Queen’s Gambit, about a chess player in the 1960s, is one of the most-watched shows on Netflix. Australian grandmaster Ian Rogers shares…
The Queen’s Gambit has generated plenty of praise from better qualified television reviewers than myself. The backdrop of US and international chess tournaments is rarely seen on screen but offers the tension of any high-stakes sporting contest. Taylor-Joy, who did not play chess before the role but immersed herself in the game and looked a believable player in the series, commented: “I got invited into a very secret world that is super cool and really interesting.”
Australia’s first grandmaster…
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