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‘The Queens Gambit’ See Sales Of Chess Sets Soar

27-Nov-20 12:45

‘The Queens Gambit’ See Sales Of Chess Sets Soar

62 million people so far have watched ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ On Netflix within the first 28 days of its release. This has put it into the top 10 in 92 countries, and number 1 in 63 countries. Google search statistics show that searches for chess have doubled and queries for "how to play chess" have hit a nine-year peak.

Produced by: Richard Bradbury

Presented by: Richard Bradbury and Christine Wong


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