The Queen’s Gambit

Culture

The queen of chess makes her next move

Judit Polgár is so much more fascinating than her male counterparts

Zoe Strimpel

Chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer’s fall from grace

It was both acute and irreversible

Christopher Sandford

Pawn show

The Queen’s Gambit overcomes its hackneyed ‘girl power’ message

James Delingpole

How to play chess like Beth from The Queen’s Gambit

It’s good to play online because if you can’t do something, it won’t let you

Samantha Rea

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There’s more to The Queen’s Gambit than chess

The series is to be commended for refusing to deploy the overly-romanticized view of adoption that is a Hollywood staple

Krish Kandiah