Soviet chess pioneer sued Netflix for defamation, seeking $5 million in damages over false statement about her in fictional series The Queen’s Gambit

basquebromance · Sep 17, 2021

this makes me wanna watch it!

The lawsuit stems from a line in the hit show referencing champion Nona Gaprindashvili that said she never 'faced' male chess players.

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Gabe Lackmann · Sep 17, 2021

Don't waste yer time bud...zeroo titties.

rightwinger · Sep 17, 2021

Nobody would have heard of her otherwise.

Beth Harmon would have kicked her ass

Blackrook · Jan 5, 2022

That was a mistake but is it worth millions of dollars?