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Chess Olympiad: India 1 wins Gaprindashvili Cup for the first time
2 years, 4 months ago

Chess Olympiad: India 1 wins Gaprindashvili Cup for the first time

The Hindu  

It rained medals for India following its best-ever Chess Olympiad campaign here. Though a bronze medal in each section - Open and women - was a first, India 1 claimed the Gaprindashvili Cup - a symbol of the combined supremacy of a team in both sections. Named after former Soviet and Georgian World champion Nona Gaprindashvili - the first woman …

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'Sexist' line in 'The Queen's Gambit' courts trouble for Netflix, streamer must face defamation lawsuit
2 years, 10 months ago

'Sexist' line in 'The Queen's Gambit' courts trouble for Netflix, streamer must face defamation lawsuit

India TV News  

A judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Georgian chess master who alleged that she was defamed in an episode of the Netflix series 'The Queen's Gambit'. She took issue with a line in the series in which a character stated "falsely" that Gaprindashvili had "never faced men", reports variety.com. "Netflix does not cite, and the …

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Georgia chess icon Nona Gaprindashvili sues Netflix for sexist and belittling portrayal in 'The Queen's Gambit'
3 years, 3 months ago

Georgia chess icon Nona Gaprindashvili sues Netflix for sexist and belittling portrayal in 'The Queen's Gambit'

Firstpost  

Gaprindashvili’s lawsuit says the show falsely suggested that the ex-female world champion never played competitive chess with men, and states that she competed against dozens of top male players, beating 28 of them. Tbilisi: Georgian chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili has filed a $5 million defamation suit against Netflix, saying her depiction in the hit TV show “The Queen’s Gambit” was …

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Explained: Why the first woman chess grandmaster is suing The Queen's Gambit
3 years, 3 months ago

Explained: Why the first woman chess grandmaster is suing The Queen's Gambit

Firstpost  

Nona Gaprindashvili, the first woman to be named a grandmaster, has sued the Netflix show for “erasing her many successes against male opponents.” In the final episode of The Queen’s Gambit, the wildly popular Netflix series, an announcer delivers chess play-by-play and commentary while the fictional hero of the show, portrayed by Anya Taylor-Joy, competes in a climactic tournament in …

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The Game of The Queen: 5 iconic women chess champions
3 years, 5 months ago

The Game of The Queen: 5 iconic women chess champions

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Chess has almost always been portrayed in popular media as a game of men. Maya Chiburdanidze Born in Georgia, U.S.S.R. and upholding her position as the women’s world chess champion from 1978 to 1991, Maya Chiburdanidze won her title at the age of judy 17, defeating fellow Georgian Nona Gaprindashvili. Vera Menchik A Russian-born British international chess master, …

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