He just won two artistic Emmys – in addition to nine technicians – and yet the serial gem The chess queen, with two other Golden Globes won, he is at the center of a legal storm right now. The story starring Anya Taylor-Joy (a few days ago at the Venice Film Festival with Last night in Soho) angered the real Soviet champion Nona Gaprindashvili. Result? A $ 5 million lawsuit against Netflix.
The offending scene
The reason why the champion accused the streaming platform of sexism is an incorrect dialogue in her opinion in the final episode.
During a Beth Harmon tournament, the commentator mentions the Russian star claiming that he won the world title but without ever beating a man. According to the petition filed in the California court, the champion is considered a national heritage in her homeland, Georgia, for becoming the first woman in history to be awarded the title of International Chess Grandmaster. The legal arguments are 25 pages long and accuse the miniseries based on Walter Tevi’s novel of the same name of being sexist.
At the time of the events, in 1968, it seems that Gaprindashvili had faced at least 59 male competitors, of which 28 simultaneously in a tournament.
Accuses him
To the accusation of humiliating the true champion to exalt a fictional character, Netflix responded with what amounts to a shrug, that is a declaration of great admiration for the talent of the Soviet chess star who nevertheless reaffirms his stance in the serial adaptation. Nothing to do: Gaprindashvili does not give up and reiterates that she has suffered a huge wrong in front of millions of viewers – at least 62, in the first month of release – and underlines how the series does not exalt female ingenuity but demolishes those who have really accomplished in the reality that epic feat.
Is the future pink?
Just when a theatrical adaptation of the work is hypothesized, the “real” Queen of Chess, who began her career at a professional level at 13, does not fit in and goes on the attack. “There are not many things that affect me emotionally – he declared – but this episode surprised and humiliated me”. According to her, this legal battle will be part of her legacy just like the world records: “I started this battle and will continue to carry it out.”
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