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Chess enthusiasts are flocking to TikTok, gaining millions of views with comedy skits and tutorials about the centuries-old game
Key figures within TikTok's growing chess community explain the boom in online popularity surroundi…
Quincy de Vries
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A famed chess icon is accusing Netflix of defamation over a line in Emmy-nominated ‘The Queen’s Gambit’
The line in question happens during the final episode in the series when a commentator makes a rema…
Azmi Haroun
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Anya Taylor-Joy reveals she almost quit acting before landing the starring role in 'The Queen's Gambit'
In an interview with Elle, Anya Taylor-Joy said her "Emma" co-star and friend Mia Goth encouraged t…
Lauren Edmonds
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Anya Taylor-Joy wore a nude-illusion lace gown, channeling old-Hollywood glamour at the SAG Awards
Taylor-Joy, who won a SAG Award for "The Queen's Gambit," completed the look with $800,000 worth of…
Mikhaila Friel
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'The Queen's Gambit' actor attended the SAG Awards from the front seat of his car
Bill Camp was spotted calling into the video broadcast from what looked like the driver's seat of a…
Kim Renfro
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'The Queen's Gambit' and the pandemic injected new life into the multimillion-dollar chess industry, with esports teams and sponsors rushing to snap up the game's Twitch stars
Celebrities like Logic, Rainn Wilson, and MrBeast played in a chess tournament that was streamed li…
Bill Bostock
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Chess grandmaster rates 7 chess scenes in movies and TV for accuracy
Chess Grandmaster Susan Polgar reacts to seven memorable movie and TV scenes featuring chess games …
Ju Shardlow,Siddharth Gandhi
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Every star who was nominated for multiple Golden Globes this year
This year's Golden Globe nominations were announced on February 3, 2021. After one of the strangest…
Gabbi Shaw
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Here are all of the Golden Globes 2021 nominees
Oscar-winning actress Regina King earned a nomination for directing "One Night in Miami" while late…
Olivia Singh
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Netflix surges 15% to record high after blockbuster earnings show company added more subscribers than forecast
The streaming service added a record 37 million paid subscribers in 2020, boosting its total member…
Theron Mohamed
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Olivia Colman, Claire Foy, and Anya Taylor-Joy bickered over who is the best 'queen' on Netflix in a star-studded Zoom pantomime
The BBC's star-studded virtual panto also included appearances from Daniel Craig, Tom Hollander, an…
Will Martin
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The true story behind the US-Soviet Union chess rivalry in 'The Queen's Gambit'
Beth Harmon's chess match against her Soviet rival echoes the famous 1972 "Match of the Century" be…
Melissa Wiley
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12 shows to watch if you love 'The Queen's Gambit'
The hit show, adapted from the novel by Walter Tevis, has taken the world by storm as the most-watc…
Meghan Cook
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12 shows to watch if you love 'The Crown'
The show follows the dramatized story of Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy and Olivia Colman) througho…
Kirstie Renae
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The fascinating history of chess, from attempts to ban the game to the rise of supercomputers
The queen piece didn't emerge until the 15th century, and some Catholic church leaders once tried t…
Melissa Wiley
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Shots have been fired! Pee Safe takes a hilarious dig at Durex by reversing gender roles
Pee Safe jumps on The Queen Gambit bandwagon on social media but with a twist
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Netflix's hit show 'The Queen's Gambit' inspired a chess surge - but now Chess.com is seeing a surge in cheating, too.
To catch fair play violations, the site deploys algorithms that can compare player moves to those r…
Isabella Jibilian
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Forget Beth Harmon - interior design was the true star of Netflix's 'The Queen's Gambit'
As Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) enthralls viewers with her striking chess abilities, the audience …
Monica Humphries
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The hidden meaning behind 12 of 'The Queen's Gambit's' most iconic outfits
Behind the shockingly rousing chess matches are the other components that make the series so binge-…
Monica Humphries
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Stunning real-life destinations in 'The Queen's Gambit' you can visit
The show's production designer, Uli Hanish, told Architectural Digest that because Berlin was once …