How ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ portrayed chess the right way

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Russian Grand Master and chess World Champion Garry Kasparov was a consultant for the Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit.” He tells host Marco Werman about the thrill of real-life competition and how he made sure that the TV show portrayed chess the right way.

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