During the wee hours of March 30, I recalled a long-forgotten password from an email address I had used years back. Among the ancient digital mummies previously lost in cyberspace was a 2011 editorial ...
ST. LOUIS — Long before The Queen’s Gambit captivated Netflix audiences around the world, it was a 1983 novel written by Walter Tevis — a story as much about struggle and redemption as it is about ...
The Queen's Gambit on Netflix is in some ways a show about chess for those who know nothing about chess. However, for the players of the ancient game, there are plenty of chess references that help ...
In the closing sequence of “The Queen’s Gambit,” the chess-playing heroine, Beth Harmon, defeats her archrival Vasily Borgov at the Moscow Invitational. The next day she impulsively skips her flight ...
If a political stunt would deny the Venezuelans their humanity, the outpouring of support from family, friends, and neighbors on Martha’s Vineyard sought to reaffirm it. I am the managing editor of ...
As the series opens, viewers meet a fatherless 8-year-old who survives a horrific car accident that kills her mom. Portrayed by Isla Johnson, young Beth Harmon winds up in the custody of a church-run ...