Why ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Creator Enlisted His Son to Score an Emotional Scene

The Queen’s Gambit, Netflix’s blockbuster limited series about an orphaned pill-popping chess prodigy, is not known for knee-slapping humor. But there’s a scene early in episode three, titled “Doubled Pawns,” that delivers a laugh-out-loud moment thanks to a one-word line delivered by a character who, upon finding out he must square off with Anya Taylor-Joy’s […]