Every Woman Should Read This: What “Queen’s Gambit” Can Teach You About Life & Profession
How Beth Harmon Broke Stereotypes.
In 2012, the greatest chess player in the world, Magnus Carlsen, plaid in one of the world’s biggest championships in Mexico City, the Mexican capital, against Judit Bolgar, the strongest female chess player we know. The game ended with a massive win for Bolgar with a smart strategy Carlsen was oblivious to.
Bolgar, whose name you probably have never heard before, won the eighth place among the chess tycoons in the world, and we are talking about a list headed by Kasparov, Anand, and Topalov. Despite this, this list included only two women in its history. Another fact was that Bulgar has played against Carlsen 11 times and only defeated him once.
Here, you might be wondering:
What causes women to lag behind men at chess?
The Series: The Ins & Outs
The series “Queen’s Gambit,” released recently on “Netflix” platform, tries to present this problem, but in a different world that may look like cereal in times. The plot is realistic in everything except its main narrative: from Beth’s struggles pursuing her critical & complex path, the Kentucky State League…
