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Chess

Good story, that's all I'm gonna say. Also, 7 other things worth your time.

Bill Murphy Jr.
May 14, 2021
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Last year, at least 62 million households watched The Queen’s Gambit, about a young chess prodigy, on Netflix. Sales of chess boards were up 87 percent afterward. Heck, I’ve started to try to teach my daughter.

But today, I’d like to share with you the story of a young kid who might turn out to be the real-life Beth Harmon.

(That’s the name of the protago…

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