A Chess Trailblazer Is Suing Netflix Over Her Portrayal In ‘The Queen’s Gambit’

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Georgian chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili plays at the International Chess Congress in London on Dec. 30, 1964. She is suing Netflix for defamation and invasion of privacy over its series The Queen’s Gambit.





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Rufus-Isaacs said Netflix should have preserved the novel’s original wording or used a fictional name.

A spokesperson for the company has not responded to an email asking for comment on specific aspects of the complaint.

Netflix said 62 million households had streamed the seven-episode series within a month of its release. It went on to become the first series in history to top Nielsen’s streaming rankings for three straight weeks, and is up for 18 Emmy awards on Sunday.

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