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Netflix cameo boosts chess board sales – The West Australian
The appearance of a chess board on the Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit” has boosted sales for the Spanish maker.
A Spanish chess board maker discovered by chance that its products played a cameo role in hit Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit”, and its sales have since soared.
“One day I came into work and a colleague, Miguel, told me that Netflix had released a new series ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and some Rechapados Ferrer boards appeared in the trailer,” said David Ferrer, 30, who runs Rechapados Ferrer.
The series, based on the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis, debuted in October 2020 and fast became a hit.
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