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Queen's Move

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Queen's Move
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Beth Harmon is a quiet, sullen and seemingly unremarkable eight-year-old girl who is sent to an orphanage after her mother dies. She is deprived of love and emotional support. Her social circle - another orphan and a watchman, he teaches Beth to play chess, which gradually becomes for her the meaning of life. As she grows up, the young genius begins to abuse tranquilizers and alcohol, thus escaping from reality. Only during a game of chess her thoughts become clearer and she is able to regain control. Already at the age of sixteen Beth becomes a participant in the U.S. Open Chess Championship. But as her desire to hone her skills at the professional level grows, the stakes become higher, her isolation more frightening, and her desire to escape from reality more tempting, And the moment comes when she must face the world's best player, Can she win or will she fall victim to her addictions, as she has in the past?
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