Everyone was telling us "you have to watch Queen's Gambit." I had a feeling from the story line that it wouldn't grab me but I eventually caved and watch the whole series. It was ok but I don't know what the fuss is all about, except perhaps that it "fits" with so many cliches and popular narratives today (woman making it in a man's world, orphan rising to greatness, etc.). There is some wonderful cinematography and I would classify it as an excellent prior piece (who doesn't like to see the 60s brought back to life) but I kept waiting for something exceptional to happen with the stories and/or characters and it never did. Some of the characters are also uncomfortably creepy. Anyway, good entertainment but if you don't see this you aren't missing anything remarkable.