David Bradley spends most weekends engaged in intense chess matches with his 15-year-old daughter, Zoe. They stare at the board for hours and plot their next moves, consumed by a new shared pastime.

In the Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit,” the character Benny Watts walks up to Beth Harmon, the show’s heroine, at the start of the 1967 United States Chess Championship.

The chess is the spine of The Queen’s Gambit and I’m not sure any director has ever had to find this many ways to generate action from two nerds staring at carved figurines on a 64-square board.

David Bradley spends most weekends engaged in intense chess matches with his 15-year-old daughter, Zoe. They stare at the board for hours and plot their next moves, consumed by a new shared pastime.

The Queen's Gambit's Beth Harmon shares similarities to renown chess player Bobby Fischer. Explore Fischer's favorite places to play chess in New York CIty.

Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon in “The Queen’s Gambit.” An eBay official said the company had recorded a 215 percent increase in chess set and accessory sales since the show debuted in October.

Players in Krakow, Poland, play chess this month. The pandemic fueled interest in the game, and “The Queen's Gambit” made its popularity explode.

These chess sets from Anthropologie, Walmart, QVC and more will get you playing like Beth Harmon in Netflix's the Queen's Gambit. These chess sets from Anthropologie, ...

Linda Diaz, who won this year's Tiny Desk Contest at NPR Music, is a chess expert and international chess champion. She sat down to talk with us about the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit.

Anya Taylor-Joy stars in ’The Queen’s Gambit,’ a surprisingly gripping series that’s like ’Cobra Kai,’ only with chess.

David Bradley spends most weekends engaged in intense chess matches with his 15-year-old daughter, Zoe. They stare at the board for hours and plot their next moves, consumed by a new shared pastime.