The Queen's Gambit season 1 Doubled Pawns - Metacritic

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Oct 23, 2020
46 m

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Oct 23, 2020
46 m

Summary The seven-episode series based on Walter Tevis's novel of the same name follows young orphan Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) as she grows up and battles addiction while seeking to become the best chess player in the world during the Cold War.

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Directed By: Scott Frank

Written By: Allan Scott, Walter Tevis, Scott Frank

TV-MA
Netflix
Oct 23, 2020
46 m

TV-MA
Netflix
Oct 23, 2020
46 m

The Queen's Gambit

S1 • Episode 3

Doubled Pawns

Air Date: Oct 23, 2020

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Summary The seven-episode series based on Walter Tevis's novel of the same name follows young orphan Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) as she grows up and battles addiction while seeking to become the best chess player in the world during the Cold War.

Drama

Created By: Scott Frank, Allan Scott

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Episode 1 • Oct 23, 2020 • 59 m

Sent to an orphanage at age 9, Beth develops an uncanny knack for chess and a growing dependence on the green tranquilizers given to the children.

Episode 2 • Oct 23, 2020 • 1 h 5 m

Suddenly plunged into a confusing new life in suburbia, teenage Beth studies her high school classmates and hatches a plan to enter a chess tournament.

Episode 3 • Oct 23, 2020 • 46 m

The trip to Cincinnati launches Beth and her mother into a whirlwind of travel and press coverage. Beth sets her sights on the U.S. open in Las Vegas.

Episode 4 • Oct 23, 2020 • 49 m

Russian class opens the door to a new social scene. In Mexico City, Beth meets the intimidating Borgov, while her mother cozies up with a pen pal.

Episode 5 • Oct 23, 2020 • 48 m

Back home in Kentucky, a shaken Beth reconnects with a former opponent who offers to help sharpen her game ahead of the U.S. Championship.

Episode 6 • Oct 23, 2020 • 1 h

After training with Benny in New York, Beth heads to Paris for her rematch with Borgov. But a wild night sends her into a self-destructive spiral.

Episode 7 • Oct 23, 2020 • 1 h 8 m

A visit from an old friend forces Beth to reckon with her past and rethink her priorities, just in time for the biggest match of her life.

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