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Queens Gambit true or false
Beth Harmon, chess and the hit Netflix series.
39 questionsHaan (true) or Na (false)Fact-checked Nov 2026
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The character of Beth Harmon is based on a real person.
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Na: false
The Netflix series is based on the 1983 novel by the same name, which was written by Walter Tevis.
The show is set in a time when women weren't allowed to compete in chess.
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Na: false
Women did compete! A women's world champion has been crowned since 1927, even if Beth's open events were full of men.
The real Beth Harmon was a consultant to the show.
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Na: false
Beth Harmon is a fictional character. But Garry Kasparov and chess coach Bruce Pandolfini were consulting.
Anya Taylor-Joy has been a chess expert since before playing Beth Harmon.
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Na: false
Unfortunately, she said her knowledge of chess is 0, none.
Beth Harmon learnt chess from her mother.
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Na: false
She was taught by a janitor in a Kentucky orphanage.
For Beth, the most difficult players are German.
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Na: false
The Russians. They ate Americans for breakfast, didn't they?
Beth's mother died in a car accident.
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Haan: true
When Beth was 9, her real mother Alice committed suicide by driving into an oncoming vehicle.
The show opens with a scene from the final chess match.
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Na: false
It opens in Paris, where Beth is late for a game against Borgov. Their final showdown is in Moscow.
The show ends with a chess match.
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Haan: true
But this time with the Russian locals, who recognize her and invite her warmly.
The last episode is titled End Game.
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Haan: true
A reference to ending match moves, in a game of chess.
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