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Netflix will face a $5 million libel lawsuit brought by a Georgian chess master who claims he was defamed in the hit series The Queen's Gambit, after a judge refused to start the lawsuit on Thursday.Nona Gaprindashvili, the first woman to…

The chess club is apparently very diverse, with women making up about half of the people who attend. One of London's biggest running groups has set up a chess club in Bermondsey after one of its…

People laugh The Queen's Gambit board game for everything from weird branding to weird rules, after realizing it wasn't even chess.The Netflix show stars Anna Taylor-Joy as the protagonist, Beth Harmon, who grew up in an orphanage in the…

Simmering tension on the board, unexpected drama outside. Magnus Carlsen's defense of his world chess title in Dubai began with a 45-move draw against his Russian opponent Ian Nepomniachtchi - and a surprise intervention by the World…

JThe grand, historic but sometimes ridiculed sport of chess believes its time has come, post-lockdown favored a rapid rise the number of online gamers in the world. Go to a site such as chess.com any time of the day or night and you'll…

Famous for: Started the Owen Wright Chess Club in memory of his brother, who was killed in a moped crash on…

A scene from "The Queen's Gambit" alleges that grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili never played against men, though she often played and beat them. Former World Women's Chess Champion Nona Gaprindashvili sues!-->!-->>-->!-->-->!-->-->…

Nona Gaprindashvili, the first woman in history to be awarded the title of Grandmaster, on Thursday filed a libel suit against Netflix for false statements in the hugely popular "The Queen's Gambit" series. Gaprindashvili seeks $ 5 million…

Picture: NetflixThe female legend of Soviet chess Nona Gaprindashvili sues Netflix for $ 5 million after a scene in the hit series Queen's Gambit falsely claimed that she had never played against men. In fact, she claims to have played!-->!-->…

Soviet chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili sues Netflix for $ 5million over line from her hit series The Queen's Gambit which claimed she had "never played with men", calling the claim "grossly sexist. and demeaning ".The lawsuit, filed…

Netflix has said it greatly respects Ms Gaprindashvili but believes her request to be without merit. “Netflix has the utmost respect for Ms. Gaprindashvili and her illustrious career, but we believe this claim has no basis and will…

The Guildford Chess Club held a 125 chess board show last weekend on the town's High Street to mark its 125th anniversary.The club had nine masters playing 15 matches simultaneously with numerous boards set up on…

Still, Morefield had doubts ahead of their Labor Day weekend rematch.“The question, 'Am I able to beat him in a serious tournament that usually lasts a few hours?' was definitely still there, ”said Morefield.The answer was a resounding…

International Board Member, Nigel Povah. Photo credit: John Upham Guildford Chess Club celebrates its 125th anniversary this weekend by competing against members of the public simultaneously on 125 boards!--kg-card-end:>!--kg-card-begin:>…

Check my mate! Chess sets costing up to £ 1,430 SELL OUT due to 'global shortage' fueled by Covid and fans of Netflix drama The Queen's GambitQueen's Gambit was released last year but has sparked an ongoing boomSome sellers…

Breadcrumb Links New Local News “What we're really trying to do is make chess more accessible and make kids more interested in chess,” said Saim, 16. Author of the article: Jason Herring Chess player…

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Garry Kasparov calls himself “the first knowledge worker to see his job threatened by a machine”. It is not bitter, however. "We shouldn't cry over spilled milk."The grandmaster and former world chess champion chats with The Drum of New…

A year ago, Magnus Carlsen created the 'Magnus Carlsen Invitational' tournament which brought professional chess online for the first time. The tournament helped spark a renaissance in online chess and became the first event in a…

It was one of Netflix's biggest achievements over the past year - and now a group of Lanarkshire chess players are hoping "The Queen's Gambit" can help inspire a new generation of gamers. Based at the Nurture Center on Glasgow Road, the!-->…

Anya Taylor-Joy hosted the season finale of Saturday Night Live Tonight (May 22), joking in his opening monologue about fans of his Netflix chess drama The Queen's Gambit who continued to take the game for themselves."I'm happy to say that…

TWhether or not chess is a sport has always been a gray area. The game is easy to understand and watch, but it takes an immense amount of training and skill to become a certified master. The lack of physics in the game sets it apart from…

I haven't played chess once in my 41 years on this planet, but I have watched “The Queen's Gambit” on Netflix. After I finished the series, I was intrigued by the game, but I know my patience is probably too thin to actually play…

Victor Lopez, Executive Director of Learners Chess Academy, ponders his next move. Learners Chess Academy has transitioned from in-person chess games and matches to a virtual program during the pandemic. (Adolphe…

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What connects Stevie Nicks and Anya Taylor-Joy? At first glance, not much beyond the signature haircuts. But the Fleetwood Mac frontman and Netflix's fall smash star, The Queen's Gambit, have both inspired lightning-quick marketing…

Looking into 2020, there was a bright spark: Watching The Queen's Gambit on Netflix. This historic drama has kept millions of people gripped by games of chess. If you want to follow in Beth Harmon's footsteps, here are four great lessons…

If you were a fan of The Queen's Gambit, or just love chess, you can play Beth Harmon online at various stages of her career. It's really cool. How to play Beth Harmon Chess.com has created a series of seven Beth Bots for chess…

It seems no one had Monopoly, Candyland, or Hungry Hungry Hippo board game gifts wrapped under their Christmas tree last week. Instead, reports say there has been a shortage of chess sets across the country, likely due to the popularity of…

Have you ever heard this story? The girl has a difficult start in life, discovers chess. She becomes United States Champion. She is studying Russian. And now she has to find a way to go to Russia to play chess, because she can't afford…

Have you ever heard this story? The girl has a difficult start in life, discovers chess. She becomes champion of the United States. She is studying Russian. And now she has to find a way to get to Russia to play chess, because she…

Have you ever heard this story? The girl has a difficult start in life, discovers chess. She becomes champion of the United States. She is studying Russian. And now she has to find a way to get to Russia to play chess, because she can't…

In this file photo taken on February 16, 1993, the youngest international chess grandmaster, 17-year-old Judit Polgar (left), writes his first move in his last match with the original chess champion Russian Boris Spassky (right) in…

The year everyone went online to play chess, and even online to watch a chess TV show, players developed a nasty new habit. They started cheating at online chess.As newbies and grandmasters flocked to platforms like Chess.com and Lichess…

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Source: Netflix Beth Harmon has officially made chess cool again. ICYMI, Netflix announced earlier this week that The Queen's Gambit - Following the Life of Harmon, a fictional chess prodigy, is the most-viewed limited series of…

One of the hobbies I missed the most in 2020 was getting together with friends to play games. I don't mean the kind of computer games my kids are obsessed with, like Minecraft and Fortnite - their virtual connection with friends even…

George Washington could have stood for election until his death, but had he stayed there for a third term the country probably would not have known its third century - and Lin-Manuel Miranda would not have written a song about it. This…