The Queen’s Gambit

[jeezifonly]

On Netflix. Anybody watching The Queen’s Gambit?

Quirky interesting show, set against the world of competitive chess - a world I know nothing about, though I imagine several here do. Quiet intense performances so far, but I’m only in Ep 3...

[keefer]

we started it last night - absolutely LOVE it, we've watched through episode five.

 

It's set against the world of competitive chess, but it's more about how the young woman slowly fits into a man's world in the 60's and (at present) into her adopted family. I'm a geek and absolutely love some of the scenes precisely correcting placement of pieces, the high speed blurred play showing what's going on in her mind, and sleep scenes of playing games again and again...

[MrMattBig]

Absolutely loved it! Always appreciated chess, now have so much more respect for the strategy and flow of the game

[jeezifonly]

we started it last night - absolutely LOVE it, we've watched through episode five.

 

It's set against the world of competitive chess, but it's more about how the young woman slowly fits into a man's world in the 60's and (at present) into her adopted family. I'm a geek and absolutely love some of the scenes precisely correcting placement of pieces, the high speed blurred play showing what's going on in her mind, and sleep scenes of playing games again and again...

Oh good - glad to get another rec

Huzz said Stephen King liked it, and we know that he doesn’t suffer trite.

Getting into her whole relationship with Mother...

[liubit]

I loved it.

[KrisParr]

Great series - binged it - chess fan here; well done, great acting, decent storyline; couple of hotties here and there; the house where a lot of scenes take place looked just like my grandmother’s, complete with the grand piano and wall phone in the kitchen.

[jeezifonly]

Does anyone who’s seen it, know the location used to shoot for the Las Vegas competition? That mid C modern lobby looked familiar. Nothing on IMDB aside from general Ontario locations...

[KrisParr]

Google is our friend. Enter: Where was The Queen's Gambit filmed? And you’ll get a complete rundown:

 

The US Open held in the Hotel Mariposa in Las Vegas is the Palais am Funkturm building of the Messe Berlin. Build in the 1950s, this large exhibition complex is located in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district of the city. The entrance, shot from the interior Summer Garden side, was modified via digital effects adding palm trees and a new building.

[Guest]

I’m at episode 6 and loving it!

[TruthBTold]

I finished it and liked it a lot. I am not a chess player and I became very interested in how the game was played. I would not be able to keep up with the need to plan moves ahead and hope that your adversary will react in a certain way so that you could respond in a certain way. The main character I found fascinating and her ability to develop even though she had a lot going against her. And of course her genius made her very attractive to others. However I found that it had some small problems as it went along. There was a certain repetitiveness to many of the scenes but I could get over that. It is certainly worth watching. P.S. I don't think I am giving anything away but the photographer is gay, right? That was what the early scene between him, her, and the gentleman who invited him "down to the pool" led me to believe.

[jeezifonly]

@TruthBTold I had wondered about that same set-up, and if it was meant to imply that, they were wise to leave it being an open question. Was the same young man part of their later meeting by chance?

[+ poolboy48220]

I finished it and liked it a lot. I am not a chess player and I became very interested in how the game was played. I would not be able to keep up with the need to plan moves ahead and hope that your adversary will react in a certain way so that you could respond in a certain way. The main character I found fascinating and her ability to develop even though she had a lot going against her. And of course her genius made her very attractive to others. However I found that it had some small problems as it went along. There was a certain repetitiveness to many of the scenes but I could get over that. It is certainly worth watching. P.S. I don't think I am giving anything away but the photographer is gay, right? That was what the early scene between him, her, and the gentleman who invited him "down to the pool" led me to believe.

@TruthBTold I had wondered about that same set-up, and if it was meant to imply that, they were wise to leave it being an open question. Was the same young man part of their later meeting by chance?

They clarified that the photographer was gay in the last episode, I thought. The "down by the pool" guy was only in that one episode.

[cany10011]

Binged it and loved it. Loved the portrayal of the soviet cold war era. I guess that is what Van Cliburn experienced too when he won the Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow.

[handiacefailure]

Binge watching it now. Will probably finish it Friday since I'm stuck at home. Beth reminds me of a young version of Amelie (movie from around 2000). I think it's the hairstyle.

[+ poolboy48220]

I had my doubts about the adoptive mother, I was ready for her to turn manipulative & take advantage of Beth. There was a tiny bit of that, but on the whole, she seemed like a sympathetic character.

[Guest]

I loved this series. Who thinks Cloe was sent by the Russians to throw Beth off her game?

[cany10011]

I loved this series. Who thinks Cloe was sent by the Russians to throw Beth off her game?

I think gorgeous Townes was allowed into Russia to "distract" her too

[Guest]

I think gorgeous Townes was allowed into Russia to "distract" her too

Agreed.