The Queen's Gambit

Type: Media

As of November 2026, The Queen's Gambit has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know. Mentioned as a chess-related show the hosts suggest for a child learning chess, connecting to a tangent about chess sets and holly wood.

The Queen's Gambit is a 2020 American coming-of-age period drama television miniseries based on the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis. The title refers to the "Queen's Gambit", a chess opening. The series was written and directed by Scott Frank, who created it with Allan Scott, who owns the rights to the book. Beginning in the mid-1950s and proceeding into the 1960s, the story follows the life of Beth Harmon, a fictional American chess prodigy on her rise to the top of the chess world while struggling