Book Club - The Queen's Gambit @Merrion Square

Join us to discuss the source of the excellent Netflix mini series - the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis, which gave chess a profile it had not enjoyed in years and made it even seem exciting !

When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings, albeit fleetingly: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued. Before long, it becomes apparent that hers is a prodigious talent, and as she progresses to the top of the US chess rankings she is able to forge a new life for herself.