The Queen's Gambit: Women in Chess

 

Mr. Shaibel/ Bill Camp (janitor at the orphanage) and Elizabeth Harmon/ Isla Johnston

The Queen's Gambit/ 2020/ Netflix

Anna Muzychuk who refused to defend her title in Saudi Arabia in 2017 

(2021/ Anastasiia Korolkova/FIDE)

Vera Menchik giving a 13-board simultaneous exhibition after she won the 

1926 London Girls' Championship

Beth Harmon/ Anya Taylor-Joy

The Queen's Gambit/ 2020/ Netflix

 Nona Gaprindashvili (1972/ Saakov/ Georgian Chess Federation)

Diana Lanni with NM Kleszczewski at the Bermuda Open (1985/ chess.com)

Beth Harmon/ Anya Taylor-Joy

The Queen's Gambit/ 2020/ Netflix

In this episode of the Pretty Strong Podcast, we are featuring Women in the Sport of Chess. Join host Sherri Whitley Jernigan as we learn more about some outstanding chess players and some interesting facts from the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit.  Listen and then visit the links to learn more and stay connected! #stronggirlsmakestrongwomen #prettystrongpodcast #professionalcheerleader #chess #queensgambit #WomeninSports 

• Chess champion refuses to defend titles in Saudi Arabia to protest treatment of women - The Washington Post
• Vera Menchik: The Real-life Beth Harmon - Chess.com
• Meet Nona Gaprindashvili, chess's first female grandmaster
• It Girl of the 1980s chess scene, Diana Lanni, is thought to be the inspiration behind The Queen’s Gambit’s Beth Harmon | Tatler
• Women in Chess: History of Women and Chess
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