Its well-acted, nice period touches. But they should have been able to show at least some of the actual chess, critical moves, and what few glimpses i was able to discern didn't make a ton of sense, and sometimes the same board with no additional moves had different configurations from one shot to another. Ajt is good as usual, most of the opponents are well-played. The mom is also very well-played and a very interesting character but i think the show would have benefitted from some actual chess-related suspense. Its one of those shows my wife and i wanted to continue watching, but without much enjoyment, emotion, or excitement.