The Queen's Gambit: Season 1

Limited Series 2020
TV-MA

  • 2020-10-23T07:00:00Z on Netflix
  • 57m
  • 6h 35m (7 episodes)
  • United States
  • English, French, Russian, Spanish; Castilian
  • Drama
In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.

7 episodes

Series Premiere

2020-10-23T07:00:00Z

1x01 Openings

Series Premiere

1x01 Openings

  • 2020-10-23T07:00:00Z59m

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.

2020-10-23T07:00:00Z

1x02 Exchanges

1x02 Exchanges

  • 2020-10-23T07:00:00Z1h 5m

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.

2020-10-23T07:00:00Z

1x03 Doubled Pawns

1x03 Doubled Pawns

  • 2020-10-23T07:00:00Z46m

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.

2020-10-23T07:00:00Z

1x04 Middle Game

1x04 Middle Game

  • 2020-10-23T07:00:00Z49m

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

2020-10-23T07:00:00Z

1x05 Fork

1x05 Fork

  • 2020-10-23T07:00:00Z48m

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.

2020-10-23T07:00:00Z

1x06 Adjournment

1x06 Adjournment

  • 2020-10-23T07:00:00Z1h

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.

Series Finale

2020-10-23T07:00:00Z

1x07 End Game

Series Finale

1x07 End Game

  • 2020-10-23T07:00:00Z1h 8m

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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