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

No Comments
I Can't

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

Georgian chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili is suing Netflix for defamation. At issue is a line in the show’s final episode that falsely says she hadn’t played against male opponents.

(Image credit: Stanley Sherman/Getty Images)

Georgian chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili is suing Netflix for defamation. At issue is a line in the show’s final episode that falsely says she hadn’t played against male opponents.