Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe centuries-old game of chess is suddenly cool — thanks to Netflix hit “The Queen’s Gambit.”In the three weeks after “The Queen’s Gambit” premiered, unit sales of chess sets jumped 87% in the U.S.
and chess book sales rose an eye-popping 603%, according to research firm NPD Group. The spike comes after years of flat or negative growth in those categories, NPD said.Netflix touted “The Queen’s Gambit,” which centers on the fictional character Beth Harmon, a teen chess prodigy who takes on the best players in the world, as the streamer’s most-watched scripted limited series to date in its first 28 days of release.
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