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• Beth Harmon

  Elizabeth "Beth" Harmon is a chess prodigy and the main character in the Netflix miniseries, The Queen's Gambit. Orphaned at a young age and scarred from Methuen Home's mistreatment, she is depicted as

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• Benny Watts

  Benjamin Watts is an arrogant, popular, and very intelligent chess prodigy and a part of the main cast in the Netflix series, The Queen's Gambit. Initially Beth Harmon's most prominent rival, he then

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• D.L. Townes

  D.L. Townes is a journalist, photographer, and avid chess player. He works for Chess Review as photojournalist and for the Lexington Herald-Leader as an associate editor; occupations which have allowed him to follow

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• Harry Beltik

  Harry Beltik is a traditional learner and one of the best chess players in Kentucky. He is left in awe of Beth's talent and enters her life when she is at a low point

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• William Shaibel

  Mr. Shaibel is a janitor at Beth Harmon's orphanage. He introduces her to the game of chess and opens new doors for the young prodigy. He is played by Bill Camp. Now or never

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• Allston Wheatley

  Allston Wheatley is the husband of Alma Wheatley and the adoptive father of chess prodigy Beth Harmon. Living in Kentucky, he works far away almost every day, causing him to abandon his family. Due to

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• Alma Wheatley

  Alma Wheatley is a lonely housewife with an absent husband and her own vices. She and her husband Allston reside at 4400 Reed Lane, Lexington Kentucky. She welcomes Beth as both her adopted daughter and

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• The Queen's Gambit

  The Queen's Gambit is a web-television drama miniseries on Netflix. The series is based on the novel of the same name, following Beth Harmon, a chess prodigy fueled by addiction. Anya Taylor-Joy

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• Cleo

  Cleo is a French fashion model who meets Beth Harmon at Benny Watts ’ apartment, then at the Paris tournament in 1967, where she tempts Beth into an alcoholic binge on the night before her vital

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• Vasily Borgov

  Vasily Borgov, Russian Grandmaster, is the current World Champion. His unnamed wife acts as his interpreter during press conferences. His style of chess is highly technical and presents a significant challenge for Beth.

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• Doubled Pawns

  "Doubled Pawns " is the third episode of The Queen's Gambit. Along with the rest of the series, it was released on Netflix on October 23, 2020. The trip to Cincinnati launches Beth and

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• Alice Harmon

  Content Warning: This article contains themes that may be difficult for some audiences. Alice Harmon is the biological mother to Beth Harmon and the divorced wife of Paul. She lived with her daughter in a

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• Harmon vs. Borgov (1968)

  Disclaimer: There are many ways to interpret the final game between Harmon and Borgov. For instance, the game is actually based off of a real-world Queen's Gambit Accepted, as shown in this YouTube

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• The Queen's Gambit Wiki

  When winning takes everything, what are you left with? The Queen's Gambit is a seven part coming-of-age story that explores the true cost of genius.

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• Jolene

  Jolene DeWitt is a fellow orphan, and host to new residents at the orphanage. Jolene quickly befriends Beth and helps her navigate the rules and regulations of orphan life. Jolene became a paralegal after she

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• Thomas Brodie-Sangster

  Thomas Brodie-Sangster is an English actor who portrays Benny Watts in the Netflix series, The Queen's Gambit, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a

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• Paul

  Paul is a recurring minor character in the Netflix miniseries, The Queen's Gambit. He is Alice Harmon's supposedly-divorced husband and Elizabeth Harmon's absent biological father. As can be seen in Beth

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• End Game

  "End Game " is the seventh and final episode of The Queen's Gambit. Along with the rest of the series, it was released on Netflix on October 23, 2020. A visit from an old

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• Openings

  "Openings " is the first episode of The Queen's Gambit. Along with the rest of the series, it was released on Netflix on October 23, 2020. Sent to an orphanage at age 9, Beth

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• Adjournment

  "Adjournment " is the sixth episode of The Queen's Gambit. Along with the rest of the series, it was released on Netflix on October 23, 2020. After training with Benny in New York, Beth

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• Fork

  "Fork " is the fifth episode of The Queen's Gambit. Along with the rest of the series, it was released on Netflix on October 23, 2020. Back home in Kentucky, a shaken Beth reconnects

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• Exchanges

  "Exchanges " is the second episode of The Queen's Gambit. Along with the rest of the series, it was released on Netflix on October 23, 2020. Suddenly plunged into a confusing new life in

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• Middle Game

  "Middle Game " is the fourth episode of The Queen's Gambit. Along with the rest of the series, it was released on Netflix on October 23, 2020. Russian class opens the door to a

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• Methuen Home

  Methuen Home is a Christian girls' orphanage and former residence to Beth Harmon in the Netflix miniseries, The Queen's Gambit. According to the Harmon's admission in Openings, it is located in Mount Sterling

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• Annette Packer

  Annette Packer is a sweet, friendly young woman, and an enthusiastic but unskilled chess player. In the second episode Exchanges she becomes Beth Harmon's first opponent in a serious tournament at the 1963 Kentucky

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