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The Queen's Gambit: Proof That Your Goals Are Within Reach

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  On this post I will be giving my take aways from the brilliantly produced show by Scott Frank and Allan Scott. Please follow through as I believe you'll learn a thing or two (possibly more) as you read through.  Aside from the entertaining, thrilling, seat holding, teeth gnashing, fist clenching and emotional rollercoaster content that the show provides, you can learn an awful lot from the show.  The Queen's Gambit  is an American  coming-of-age   period drama   streaming television  miniseries based on  Walter Tevis 's 1983  novel of the same name , created for  Netflix  by  Scott Frank  and  Allan Scott , and written and directed by the former. Beginning mid-1950s and proceeding into the 1960s, the story is about an orphaned  chess  prodigy on her rise to becoming a world class chess player while struggling with emotional problems and drug and alcohol dependency. My Take Aways 1. Once you have passion for something, chase it down and sharpen it  In the show, Beth (the p