That said, the show isn't entirely imagined. Based on the same-titled 1983 novel by Walter Tevis, an American novelist and passionate amateur chess enthusiast, The Queen's Gambit draws inspiration from the insular world of competitive chess, circa the 1950s and 1960s.
That said, the show isn't entirely imagined. Based on the same-titled 1983 novel by Walter Tevis, an American novelist and passionate amateur chess enthusiast, The Queen's Gambit draws inspiration from the insular world of competitive chess, circa the 1950s and 1960s.