Queen's Gambit

[Wolf359]

Anyone watch Queen's Gambit? It's a pretty good show. I like how Garry Kasparov was an adviser, he's a grandmaster who was a former world champion.

Anyway the games are set up pretty nicely. Mentions a lot of the typical openings and gets more exotic as the show progresses. There's some good coverage of some of the actual games played in the show and they're good games to watch on youtube afterwards with the game analysis. Some AlphaZero wins are also pretty impressive.

I mostly play Ruy Lopez with white and Sicilian when I'm black. Not really into Queen's gambit declined but if you play an opening enough, you know most of the lines to play.

I used to play a lot and have one of the chess clocks in the show. Not sure if the design is that timeless and they haven't changed or they just used a newer design.

 

[sloinker]

Excellent series even if you have zero interest in chess. Probably the best thing I have ever seen on Netflix.

 

[CharBaby]

Watched it, loved it.

 

[alarmguy]

Yes we just finished watching it about a week ago. Loved it

 

[jimbrewer]

Kind of turned into a soap opera after awhile as these things do, but yes, well done.

I thought that they did an excellent job of showing respect for the game without turning it into an ‘inside baseball’ exercise.

 

[JHZR2]

I enjoy chess. What is this now?

 

[Pablo]

I thought it was a true story before watching. It was more entertaining than most of stuff.....

 

[AutoMechanic]

Nope don’t have Netflix and don’t watch anything that is not directed towards cars lol

 

[Wolf359]

I enjoy chess. What is this now?

It's just a little miniseries on Netflix. Almost 7 hours so not too long to watch the whole thing. It's based on a book. Claims to be the most streamed miniseries on Netflix with over 62 million views in 28 days.

Watch The Queen's Gambit | Netflix Official Site

In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.

www.netflix.com

I thought that they did an excellent job of showing respect for the game without turning it into an ‘inside baseball’ exercise.

That's probably due to Gary Kasparov one of the top players in the world, he took on Deep Blue back when it was possible to beat a computer, but lost in the rematch. Now the strongest computer player is AlphaZero which uses AI and it pretty much beats all the other chess programs out there.

 

[tyman]

Fantastic show, really enjoyed it.

 

[Tdog02]

I've played chess since high school. I had no idea you could get rich and laid playing chess. I must be doing something wrong.

On a side note, there is an app called really bad chess that I have been enjoying lately. It can also be used as an instruction platform.

 

[Wolf359]

I've played chess since high school. I had no idea you could get rich and laid playing chess. I must be doing something wrong.

On a side note, there is an app called really bad chess that I have been enjoying lately. It can also be used as an instruction platform.

Well I don't think she was rich, but if you win a bunch of tournaments, you'd get decent prize money. In reality that didn't happen that often. In some of the commentaries, there mention that in the beginning she's just an 1800 which although that's a strong player, it's not the top for local tournaments, at least when I played. I've played against 1800-2400 players, they're really good, hardly ever win against them unless they blunder in a 5 minute game. That 2400 player, I played against him and was one move away from checkmating him and I lost. Found out he was a 2400 afterwards so I never really had a chance.

 

[JeffKeryk]

I enjoy chess. What is this now?

It is the story of "Beth Harmon", a young orphan, drug and behavior addicted, chess prodigy, and her recovery.
Highly recommended; you will love it.

 

[Papa Bear]

Great show - the last 5 mins blew me away !

 

[OilReport99]

I mostly play Ruy Lopez with white and Sicilian when I'm black.

That's what I do. Mostly because I'm a run-of-the-mill player

Edit: Two of the most, or the most effective openings for W and B.

 

[madeej11]

Nope don’t have Netflix and don’t watch anything that is not directed towards cars lol

Why?

 

[AutoMechanic]

Why?

I prefer having everything on disk I’m not good with digital stuff and plus I don’t want to pay for it.

 

[OilReport99]

Nope don’t have Netflix and don’t watch anything that is not directed towards cars lol

You don't have to "watch" Chess. Here ya go... Chess Lessons - Learn with Online Courses - Chess.com

 

[AutoMechanic]

You don't have to "watch" Chess. Here ya go... Chess Lessons - Learn with Online Courses - Chess.com

Thanks lol. Haven’t played it in a really long time so I have forgotten how too.

 

[Wolf359]

Thanks lol. Haven’t played it in a really long time so I have forgotten how too.

Oh yeah, you can sign up for an account and play for free. There's also Lichess which is also free and you don't even need an account.

Fresh meat!

And if you're losing the game, just resign don't just leave it hanging.