In its first 28 days, Netflix reported that the series was viewed by 62 million households, making it then the most-watched limited series on Netflix ever.
The show has made some impacts on the chess world, both negative and positive.
The Queen’s Gambit first debuted on Netflix in October 2020 and is set during the Cold War era where Anya Taylor-Joy’s Beth struggles with addiction in a quest to become the greatest chess player in the world.
The Walter Tevis novel of the same name that the series is based on also became a New York Times bestseller decades after its original release in 1983.