The Queen's gambit

About “The Queen's gambit”

Beth Harmon, orphaned at eight, is plain and unremarkable until she discovers the janitor playing chess in the orphanage basement, where she learns the game's intricacies. As her prodigy emerges, her dull existence gives way to competition, and by sixteen she is competing in the US Open, on her way to international stardom if she can prioritize chess over her addictions and the distractions of youth.