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Netflix’s upcoming ‘Queen of Chess’ tells the incredible true story of the girl who challenged a man’s game

For a sport that prides itself on logic, chess has spent decades clinging to one of the least logical traditions of all: separating women from men. There are no tackles to absorb, no finish lines to ...
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'Queen of Chess' Review: Netflix's Fascinating New Documentary Is 'Queen’s Gambit' Meets 'Battle of the Sexes'

Taylor Gates is an Indiana native who earned her BFA in Creative Writing from the University of Evansville. She fell in love with entertainment by watching shows about chaotic families like Full House ...
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Stream it or skip it: ‘Queen of Chess’ on Netflix, a not-quite-deep-enough dive into chess champ Judit Polgar’s achievements

Documentary Queen of Chess (now streaming on Netflix) is a biography of women’s chess luminary Judit Polgar, with an emphasis on her battle of the sexes-style rivalry with all-time great Garry ...
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Netflix’s Chess Mates: What we learned from the documentary on the scandal that rocked chess

Magnus Carlsen (left) and Hans Niemann at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in 2025, playing each other again three years after the scandal involving the pair Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty ...
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Netflix Explores a Buzzy Chess Cheating Scandal

“Untold,” a sports documentary series, recounts a notorious match between two grandmasters and the cheating accusations that rocked the chess world and beyond. By Dylan Loeb McClain Dylan Loeb McClain ...