20221111 — The Queen’s Gambit Book Review Analysis and Summary

Little green pieces // strewn across the checkerboards // balance a cold war.

HAIKUPRAJNA — The Queen’s Gambit Book Review Analysis and Summary

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[Lots of spoilers ahead]

Hello readers,

I admit, I had little interest in The Queen’s Gambit when its Netflix series was first released, but I was curious enough about chess to read the book and see what the hype was all about, and let me say, the story lives up to it.

I really enjoyed reading The Queen’s Gambit, this book was hard to put down, and the chess in the game was really fun to follow in my head.

Chess prodigy Elizabeth Harmon was an orphan at the Methuen Home in Kentucky. She learned how to play chess from the orphanage’s janitor until she was adopted by a Mrs. Wheatley. However, the plot focused on Beth learning about different coping strategies, where her talent was affected by her growing substance dependency, which explored her anxiety from the get-go as potential worries such as never being adopted.

How Beth handled these bouts of restlessness and remorse were relatable and well written in a…