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Originally Posted by stephen.q.pankow (Post 1857586)

I agree, this is a great series. I was worried that it would turn out to be some sad tale of a young women's struggle to make it in a male dominated sport, or some type of soap opera with chess play only serving as a superficial background element. Luckily, it was neither.

I read a critique of the movie's chess content by a serious chess expert, who said that it was surprisingly accurate, right down to the tournament settings which were correct for the period. To insure that the details of the the chess play were reasonable, most of the games were actual games played by grand masters of the period. They even went to the point of teaching the lead actress how to move the pieces the way that a grand master would.

The only inaccuracies he spotted were that talking to one's opponent during a game is considered bad sportsmanship, and that the game play was sped up to take place in minutes rather than hours. Even these can't be considered flaws, only reasonable dramatic devices.

I read that article by a chess expert, too, and enjoyed it, as I also enjoyed the series a lot. Here is a link to the article.
I’m a Chess Expert. Here’s What ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Gets Right - The New York Times

Queens' Gambit Plot Hole

We watched all 7 shows and enjoyed them. Only one giant plot hole, and one small one.

Giant - she leaves the car on the way to the airport and walks to the park where chess is being played. The car continues to the airport with the government handler who was supposed to look after her, and did so throughout her stay in Moscow. Given the way his role was portrayed, he would have left the car and walked after her, not continue alone to the airport. This scene is simply not realistic.

Small - The night before her match with Borgov in Paris, she slept with the model. There was no hint before that she was attracted to women, and no explanation or follow up afterwards

I agree, excellent series! Just finished watching the last episode last night and am bummed out there aren't more. I was concerned it was going to be a bland show, how exciting can chess be? How wrong I was, never a dull moment and very well acted. Best show we've seen in a while.

The Queen’s Gambit

My husband and I watched it; very good show!

We also can send a 🤩🤩🤩🤩 recommendation for Queens Gamit ‼️

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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 1857337)

Just released, great show series, must see, 1950's and 60's setting

Netflix

Anyone Else?

We really enjoyed this series. We find it difficult to find something to watch that will hold both of our interests and this one really captured our interest. Very well done.

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Originally Posted by Blackbird45 (Post 1857858)

If you like this series, I'm sure you love a movie made in 1993 titled "Searching For Bobby Fisher"

Ditto that. One of my favorite movies. Highly recommend it as most of what is coming out of Hollywood now is unwatchable! :a040:

Just started to watch. Very good plot idea. Also suggest to watch Netflix "Social Dilemma" re Social media.

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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 1857337)

Just released, great show series, must see, 1950's and 60's setting

Netflix

Anyone Else?

Excellent! Great actors and storyline ( based on the book) Hubs and I binged watched! LOL Highly recommend :)

Perfect setup for a series #2 that they just agreed to do.

I happen to know one of the actors in the show from years ago, while checking on the cast, i was surprised . . . we watch 1-2 shows a night, when we don't have work to do .

Yes, social dilemma is next. there is another one I recommend, but its been a few years, and can't remember the name

I watched second episode last night, love it!

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Originally Posted by Ashokan (Post 1857894)

Why are you giving away what I haven't seen yet? :-(

That would be great! Hope its true!