CHESS MANIA: THE NEW NETFLIX SERIES LAUNCHES THE TREND OF THE MOMENT - LIFESTYLE

Chess mania: the new Netflix series launches the trend of the moment!

According to lockdown for some Italian regions and while the Coronavirus pandemic does not seem to want to give up, we are all looking for new hobbies. Among the great classics are TV series and board games!
But apparently the latest creation from Netflix combines both pastimes.

The Queen "s Gambit is a miniseries released on October 23, 2020 on Netflix. The series is based on the "novel of the same name by Walter Tevis published in 1983. The original title of the American miniseries, like that of the novel, refers to the woman's gambit, a" chess opening.

Elizabeth Harmon's life: from child prodigy to interrupted girl

The protagonist Beth Harmon, played by the beautiful model and dancer Anya Taylor-Joy, is a little girl who was orphaned at the age of 8 who discovered both a passion for the game of chess thanks to the caretaker of the orphanage and a the dependence on psychotropic drugs that are administered to all the girls in the facility.

Little Beth's talent is noticed and she grows to become, at just 22, one of the greatest chess masters alive while, sadly, she continues to struggle with her drug and alcohol addiction.
A mysterious girl with a sharp and ferocious intelligence forced to face the ghosts of her childhood.

It was impossible not to launch a real fashion. Chess, a game considered niche only for real nerd, became the trend of the moment, influenced by the series.
If you too have been struck by a "sudden passion for chess, here are the best chessboards to buy on Amazon!