Chess
"I’d vomit in the toilet between instruction and playtime, then pick myself up with some cocaine."
A chess commentator in the fictional series said grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili had never faced men. She had, several times.
For 11 years, he had been playing in-person chess games nonstop.
Canadians Ron Batuigas and Nick McNaught were looking for distraction from the cold.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"The Queen's Gambit" is Netflix's latest hit.
A new show about chess tops the list.
Having mastered football and math, John Urschel has his sights on chess.
"Putting the 'mate' into checkmate."
Garry Kasparov wants people to stop comparing politics to chess.