
A photo of the webpage of Chess.com showing more than 46 million members with 7.5 million matches played today and over 158,000 people online. Hit miniseries 'The Queen's Gambit' has led to a surge of interest in chess, with one popular website registering millions of new players and academies reporting unprecedented demand. — AFP
Website Chess.com is letting users play against a virtual or bot version of Beth Harmon, the popular character from the hit show The Queen’s Gambit.
Users can choose to play against Harmon at seven different stages in her life, with the difficulty level increasing as she gets older.
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