Chess Champion Nona Gaprindashvili Sues Netflix Over "Sexist" Line in 'The Queen's Gambit'

Soviet chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili has filed a $5 million USD defamation lawsuit against Netflix over a "sexist" line in The Queen's Gambit.According to reports, Gaprindashvili's suit refers to a line said by a commentator during the series finale. "The only unusual thing about her, really, is her sex, and even that's not unique in Russia. There's Nona Gaprindashvili, but she's the female world champion and has never faced men," the commentator says as Beth Harmon, portrayed by Anya Taylo...