The Queen’s Gambit, Chess, Creativity… and Winning

Look… You don’t sit down to play chess with the intention of winning. Yet, I want to win. Badly. In the end, however, I got so much more.

I know not everyone watched ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and then decided they’d take up chess. Clearly, I’m not everyone. I watched the series twice. The first time, I watched it quickly for pure enjoyment, barely stopping for meals. The second, I studied it the way Beth Harmon analyzed the Russian’s chess ...