“The Queen’s Gambit” has created the world chess fever



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The Queen’s Gambit in a short time he has set a record for viewers on Netflix. It has also created a huge interest in chess around the world.

Anya Taylor-Joy plays the character Beth Harmon on the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit. Phil Bray / Netflix

Briefly about the case

  • Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit It has become the most watched fiction-based miniseries on Netflix in a month.
  • The series is about an orphanage girl who becomes the best chess player in the world.
  • The success of the series has led to increased support for chess in the real world.

A voice in the distance is drowned out by the noise of the engine when Aftenposten calls Øystein Brekke.

– I can call you back? I’m on my way to Svinesund to pick up some chess boardsWe barely heard through the engine door heading towards the Swedish border.

Brekke is the owner of “Sjakkbutikken” and has no time to waste. Twenty minutes later he calls again.

– I collect the trays myself so as not to waste time with shipping. Now it is so “hot” with the chess boards that people want, that we must be careful not to run, he explains.

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