Vera Menchik: The Real-life Beth Harmon

Over the past few weeks “The Queen’s Gambit” has taken the world by storm. The story of a young girl, Beth Harmon, who escapes the difficult childhood thanks to her immense chess talent and beats the best men in their game has captured the attention all over the world. Thanks to this Netflix mini-series

Is Netflix series The Queen's Gambit based on a true story? - India Today

Vera Menchik: Female chess star beat men before Beth Harmon from 'Queen's Gambit' - The Washington Post

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Vera Menchik - Wikipedia

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Behind The Queen's Gambit, The New Antiquarian

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Who is the Real Beth Harmon of Chess? - Chessable Blog

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World's 1st women's chess champion Vera Menchik was born on this day in 1906 : r/chess