The whole story is made up. Sure, there are female chess champions, There is no Beth. Harmon chess champion. Anya Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy does a fantastic job of making this character historically believable. But there is no 1950s US female chess champions that took the world by storm.

I have to point this out because I've run into several women who've seen this series and believe this character is real. She's not. As an amateur chess player they had me fooled too.

Good characters, great lead actress, good production, Not a lot of action. Anna Taylor-Joy's performance carries the show.