You might enjoy this show if you do not have much experience of having watched quality tv. However, I am an avid chess fan who follows most tournaments and I am a tv series addict by night.

This show doesn't have the 'it' factor and the main character is somewhat annoying. The cinematography is decent and so is the portrayal of the time period. The story doesn't 'lead' anywhere worth mentioning and it's just a series of events happening in the life of an addict who happens to play good chess. Of course this show deserves 5-6 stars but i rated 1 only in the hope of balancing out the wrongfully high rating so that people looking for quality tv don't invest their time on this.

I enjoyed Toby Maguire's portrayal of Bobby Fischer in a movie in 'Pawn Sacrifice' and that was simply a treat to watch. Tv shows have a ton of time to build a great story than movies do as movies only last a couple hours. So yeah I wish i had avoided this.