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Salon talks to star Anya Taylor-Joy and EP William Horberg about Netflix's new limited series about a chess prodigy

David Bradley spends most weekends engaged in intense chess matches with his 15-year-old daughter, Zoe. They stare at the board for hours and plot their next moves, consumed by a new shared pastime.

Beth’s most important relationship is herself.

Controversial chess genius Bobby Fisher is the real-life inspiration behind The Queen’s Gambit fictional character Beth Harmon.

The Queen’s Gambit has put a checkmate on all our other viewing it’s so good – here’s a rundown of the miniseries’ soundtrack, composer and featured piano music.