The Queen’s Gambit – Blake Montgomery, Tech Editor
Anya Taylor-Joy is a woman in a man’s world in The Queen’s Gambit. The Netflix limited-series explored how Taylor-Joy’s Beth Harmon explores the realm of chess as a prodigy in the 1950’s and 1960’s—navigating a cycle of familial trauma and the looming clouds of misogyny. Critics loved this show for Taylor-Joy’s performance, the costuming, and the ability of the miniseries to make chess exciting.
Blake said: “Not to be so basic, but I did love The Queen’s Gambit. My brother got me a chess set that Christmas because I kept asking everyone in the family to play with me via text.”
