When he was nine, though, he was diagnosed with a heart condition, abandoned by his parents ... And, just as we see with Beth in The Queen’s Gambit, it is this that sets him on a path to ...

For a pithy summary of The Queen’s Gambit, the below Netflix video is also worth a watch. Marielle Heller also joins the cast as Alma Wheatley, Beth’s adopted mother and a vulnerable housewife ...

Despite making her film debut in 2015 with the horror movie The Witch, it was her portrayal of Beth Harmon in The Queen's Gambit that catapulted ... a decision her parents supported.