Vera Menchik: The Real-life Beth Harmon

Over the past few weeks “The Queen’s Gambit” has taken the world by storm. The story of a young girl, Beth Harmon, who escapes the difficult childhood thanks to her immense chess talent and beats the best men in their game has captured the attention all over the world. Thanks to this Netflix mini-series

The Real-Life Beth Harmon Trounced Men Before 'the Queen's Gambit

Change in Culture”- Magnus Carlsen Blames Chess Societies for Lacking Players Like Beth Harmon From Queen's Gambit in Real Life - EssentiallySports

Malcolm Pein onThe Queen's Gambit and Vera Menchik - Chessable Blog

International Chess Day: The little known story of chess's real Beth Harmon

Chess24 India on X: Probably the first real-life Beth Harmon, she was the women's world champion for 17 years! Happy birthday to Vera Menchik, a chess player extraordinaire and one of the

Behind The Queen's Gambit, The New Antiquarian

Who is the Real Beth Harmon of Chess? - Chessable Blog

Meet the modern-day Beth Harmon, a chess influencer who started training when she was 6 years old

Gambit and Katwe Two Queens, Two Lessons - The Chess Drum