The Queen's Gambit
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Season 1, Episode 5 · Aired 2020-10-23
Synopsis
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.
In the series
This episode is part of The Queen's Gambit (2020) on Netflix.
Orphan chess prodigy, mid-century style, addiction vs. genius — event TV in seven moves.
Key cast
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon
- Bill Camp as Mr. Shaibel
- Moses Ingram as Jolene
- Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Benny Watts
- Marielle Heller as Alma Wheatley
- Harry Melling as Harry Beltik