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When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings, albeit fleetingly: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued. Before long, it becomes apparent that hers is a prodigious talent, and as she progresses to the top of the US chess rankings she is able to forge a new life for herself. But she can never quite overcome her urge to self-destruct. For Beth, there’s more at stake than merely winning and losing.
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The Queen's Gambit, Tevis Walter
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- Released
- 2003
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- Title
- The Queen's Gambit
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Tevis Walter
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1400030609
- ISBN13
- 9781400030606
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Contemporary Fiction, USA, France, American Literature, Series, Gifts for older schoolchildren, Russia, Adapted for Film, Drugs, Chess, Alcohol, Adapted into Series, Drug Addicts, Dark Academia, Genius, Orphanages
- First published
- 1983
- Original title
- The Queen's Gambit
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings, albeit fleetingly: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued. Before long, it becomes apparent that hers is a prodigious talent, and as she progresses to the top of the US chess rankings she is able to forge a new life for herself. But she can never quite overcome her urge to self-destruct. For Beth, there’s more at stake than merely winning and losing.