The Queen's Gambit
The Queen's Gambit Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.2 |
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About
"A prodigy's rise made visually and emotionally electric"
An orphaned girl discovers she has an uncanny gift for chess and rises through a male-dominated competitive world toward the Soviet-era world championship. Along the way she battles addiction and isolation while her talent becomes both salvation and burden. The show moves briskly across a decade, anchored by lush period design and a magnetic lead performance that makes staring at a chessboard feel like a thriller. It's stylish, absorbing, and surprisingly tender without ever slowing down long enough to bore you.
a career-making lead performance that turns quiet chess matches into gripping drama.
you need fast-moving plot over character study and atmosphere.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Openings | 8.4 | 14K | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Exchanges | 8.7 | 13K | 65 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Doubled Pawns | 8.4 | 12K | 46 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Middle Game | 8.4 | 12K | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Fork | 8.2 | 11K | 48 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Adjournment | 8.4 | 11K | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | End Game | 9.2 | 15K | 68 min |