After months of mediation, Netflix settled a lawsuit filed by a Georgian chess grandmaster accusing the streamer of defamation in the critically acclaimed series "The Queen's Gambit." Nona ...

Anya Taylor-Joy plays a chess phenomenon in the Netflix period drama "The Queen's Gambit." (Charlie Gray / Netflix) Walter Tevis's 1983 novel "The Queen's Gambit," about a female chess prodigy, has ...

Georgian chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili has filed a $5 million defamation suit against Netflix, saying her depiction in the hit TV show "The Queen's Gambit" was "sexist and belittling." A copy of ...

Netflix was hit with a lawsuit on Thursday over the mention of chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili in the final episode of the Emmy-winning limited series “The Queens Gambit.” Gaprindashvili was ...

On Thursday, a California judge refused to dismiss the defamation lawsuit brought by chess grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili against Netflix in September over what she said was a “manifestly false” ...

Netflix just figured out a new way to keep its viewers in check. The streaming service has sparked a renewed interest in chess after the success of its buzzy drama miniseries The Queen’s Gambit, which ...

More players are being drawn to the game of chess. Experts and chess champions are noticing increased interest in the hobby amid the pandemic, with some even claiming that a new Netflix series could ...

Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, covering the intersection of entertainment and technology. She's reported from locations spanning from Disneyland to Serbian refugee camps, and she ...

Soviet-era chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili has sued Netflix over "The Queen’s Gambit" series, alleging defamation and saying that a line in the hit show’s finale was "grossly sexist and belittling." ...

Soviet-era chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili has sued Netflix over “The Queen’s Gambit” series, alleging defamation and saying that a line in the hit show’s finale was “grossly sexist and belittling.” ...