Based on Walter Tevis's novel of the same name, The Queen's Gambit follows the story of a Cold War-era woman in America who makes a name for herself with her extraordinary chess skills, a game historically dominated by men. Immediately after the broadcast, the series became one of the most watched on Netflix, being watched by more than 62 million people in 63 countries around the world. In addition, it was welcomed by critics, viewed with admiration by the chess community and certainly increased people’s interest in chess. All this success was by no means accidental.

In an interview with BBC News, producer and screenwriter Allan Scott, who co-produced the series with Scott Frank, said it took 30 years for "The Queen's Gambit" to hit the screen.

Scott was about to publish it in the late 1980s, but was turned down. Many thought the topic was inappropriate because no one cared about chess. Scott often wrote the script 9 times.

"I've spent so much time with 'The Queen's Gambit' that I've been waking up thinking about it for the last few months," the producer told The Sunday Post last month. "I was sick with Covid and was in the hospital when it aired on Netflix. When I saw him from the bed I was confused. I thought it was another episode that I was sent to edit. "

Through posts on social networks, the importance of perseverance towards success is being emphasized. In a world where everyone gets attention even without doing anything, sometimes it is not bad to slow down without giving up trying to improve.

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