The Queen’s Gambit and the Myth of Genius
As a Former Gifted Kid, the Show Hits Different
8 min readFeb 28, 2021
Like everyone else with a Netflix account, I got sucked into the fervor around The Queen’s Gambit when it was released late last year. It usually takes weeks or even months after people have stopped talking about a show for me to finally watch it, but this time was different.
