The Queen's Gambit, a miniseries about a female chess prodigy, was released worldwide on Netflix.
The Queen's Gambit won Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, and Anya Taylor-Joy won Best Actress for her role as Beth Harmon.
Following the release of The Queen's Gambit, there was a notable surge in the popularity of chess worldwide, including increased sales of chess sets and a rise in online chess playing.