"Chess," a Soviet chess instructor explains early on in The Machine, is "the only game where luck isn't a factor." This complete absence of chance, counterbalanced by the game's potential for daring ...
‘The Queen’s Gambit’ has chess sets selling out everywhere — these 6 Amazon picks are still in stock
2020 has introduced its fair share of surprises and among them are a rise in chess set sales. The public’s sudden interest in the cognitive board game was made popular solely thanks to the ...
Based on a nearly 40 year old novel from Walter Tevis, author of The Color of Money, The Hustler and the 1976 David Bowie film of the same name, The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Queen’s Gambit is a TV ...
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