The Queen's Gambit: Now a Major Netflix Drama (W&N Essentials)

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Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov and chess coach Bruce Pandolfini acted as consultants. [12] [13] Pandolfini had consulted with Tevis prior to the novel's publication some 38 years earlier, [14] coming up with the title "The Queen's Gambit". [11] a b Horton, Adrian (November 26, 2020). "How The Queen's Gambit became Netflix's unlikeliest hit of the year". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020 . Retrieved November 26, 2020.

The Queen's Gambit: 12 locations from the Netflix series filmed in Berlin". tipBerlin. November 19, 2020 . Retrieved August 18, 2021.

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Berman, Judy (October 20, 2020). "Netflix's Marvelous The Queen's Gambit Is the Kind of Prestige Drama TV Doesn't Make Anymore". Time. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020 . Retrieved October 27, 2020. McNamara, Mary (November 22, 2020). "Mary McNamara: So many lives would be different if we'd had The Queen's Gambit 50 years ago. Including mine". Tribune Content Agency. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020 . Retrieved November 28, 2020. Svensen, Tarjei (November 21, 2020). "Magnus Carlsen on The Queen's Gambit: 'I would say it's a 5/6' ". Chess24. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020 . Retrieved November 26, 2020.

Sneider, Jeff (January 15, 2020). "Newcomer Moses Ingram Joins Denzel Washington in Joel Coen's 'Macbeth' ". Collider. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020 . Retrieved June 11, 2020. Production designer Uli Hanisch developed the series' sets to evoke the aesthetic of the 1950s and 1960s. Much of the series was filmed in Berlin because interiors found there could stand in for a large number of the show's locations, including Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Mexico City, Moscow, and Paris. [11] [20] [21] [22] The show's storylines wrapping up fairly neatly at the series' conclusion didn't stop some of the people involved from expressing potential interest in maybe doing more. Wallace, Rachel (November 24, 2020). "Why Is Everyone So Obsessed With The Queen's Gambit?". Architectural Digest. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020 . Retrieved November 26, 2020.a b "Where was The Queen's Gambit filmed? The Aztec Palace Hotel and Filming Locations". Atlas of Wonders. January 24, 2021 . Retrieved February 6, 2021. Framke, Caroline (October 21, 2020). " 'The Queen's Gambit,' Starring a Magnetic Anya Taylor-Joy, Is a Shrewd Study of Genius: TV Review". Variety. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020 . Retrieved October 23, 2020. High-level chess tournaments, and the personal and professional drama that surrounds a contender's rise to the top might not sound like the most thrilling premise for a TV show, but Netflix's The Queen's Gambit manages to run with it, bringing those themes and more together to make one of the very best things on television in 2020. With a story that's mostly fiction (based on the book of the same name by Walter Tevis) but somewhat based in reality , a stunning lead turn from an incredibly talented performer in Anya Taylor-Joy, and visually breathtaking direction throughout from Scott Frank, The Queen's Gambit proves that the best sports art isn't always about the first sports that come to mind.