'The Queen's Gambit' is sparking a surge of interest in chess

David Bradley spends most weekends engaged in intense chess matches with his 15-year-old daughter, Zoe. They stare at the board for hours and plot their next moves, consumed by a new shared pastime. Their ongoing rivalry began this fall after the Toronto father and daughter began watching the "The Queen's Gambit," a Netflix miniseries about a female chess prodigy. Zoe had never played chess before but took to the game quickly, Bradley said.
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