The Queen’s Gambit is Inspiring Women to Play Chess. These Famous Women Loved Chess Too.
The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix is experiencing a ton of popularity, but it is having an unintended effect. It is inspiring an uptick of women chess players.
Classic actresses were ahead of their time, I guess. They had to spend a lot of time waiting between scenes. So what did they do? Became women chess players and mastered the Queen’s gambit (and other chess moves, I am sure).
Since quarantine has got us all home a bit more, I thought we could revisit a popular classic actress favorite, chess.