The Queen's Gambit (2020)
In a Kentucky orphanage in the 1950s, a young girl discovers an astonishing talent for chess while struggling with addiction.
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chloe Pirrie, Bill Camp, Matthew Dennis Lewis, Russell Dennis Lewis, Marielle Heller, Marcin Dorocinski, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Dolores Carbonari, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Moses Ingram, Harry Melling, Isla Johnston, Janina Elkin, Christiane Seidel, Patrick Kennedy, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Annabeth Kelly, Andruscha Hilscher, Iskander Madjitov, Sergio Di Zio, Rebecca Root, Ryan Wichert, John Schwab, Konstantin Frank, Michel Diercks, Hugo Grimm, Jonathan Failla, Clement Guyot, Zoe Hoche, Frederic Stromenger, Sophie McShera, Katherine Towe, Mia-Luisa Schrader, Laura Danne, Nina Herzberg, Elvis Nowatzki, Richard Waugh, Marian Meder, Frieda Raab, Josepha Walter, Emma Henker, William Horberg, Alva Schäfer, Marlene Leinemann, Matteo Vinogradov, Max Krause, Eloise Webb, Rebecca Dyson-Smith, Zoé Hoche, Peter Gilbert Cotton, Nicky Goldie, Juri Padel, Evgenij Verenin, Lucy Ella von Scheele, Felice, Marcus Loges, Vlad Chiriac, Till Trenkel, Juozas Budraitis, Philipp Droste, Tiit Lilleorg, Anton Krymskiy, Ben Brener, Marc Zwinz, Frank Streffing
End Game
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.
Adjournment
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.
Fork
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.
Middle Game
Russian class opens the door to a new social scene. In Mexico City, Beth meets the intimidating Borgov, while her mother cozies up with a pen pal.
Doubled Pawns
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.
Exchanges
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.
Openings
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.