This is a bit slow to get going, but when Beth is in full flow in the chess championship, that’s when it’s at its best. Makes me want to play chess again, too. The Queens Gambit DVD. Anya Taylor-Joy (Emma.) leads this mini-series adaptation of Walter Tevis' 1950s-set novel as teenage chess genius Beth Harmon. Turning to the game after being orphaned, young Beth also takes a liking to the tranquilisers handed out at the orphanage where she learns her way around the board. As Beth's abilities attract attention she begins to rise up the ranks of the chess world, but her struggles with addiction and loneliness will prove every bit as challenging as the human opponents she seeks to vanquish. The Queens Gambit Season 1 DVD is based on prodigious introvert Beth Harmon who discovers and masters the game of chess in 1960s USA. This leads to saving up and taking so many tablets at once which makes her look like some sort of autistic savant as she controls the game in her mind that’s playing out in a vision, upside down, on the ceiling at bedtime. Of all the different moves she learns, one is the titular Queen’s Gambit, a particular opening move. Plus, she discovers what each of the squares is named, such as KB3 for King’s Bishop 3, and without giving spoilers, it’s safe to say that by the end of the first episode, she’s become so talented that she’s not just playing one game at a time…