The Queen’s Gambit made waves of acclaim upon its launch in October 2020, however didn’t resonate with chess Grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili, who sued Netflix for defamation after the present talked about that she by no means performed towards males. Now, her swimsuit towards the streaming large has been settled.

Beth Harmon is a lady in a person’s world as she turns into a chess prodigy at a younger age and struggles with habit and alcoholism whereas rising to the highest of the Fifties and Sixties chess scene. The miniseries was lauded for Anya-Taylor Joy’s efficiency as Beth Harmon and its feminist narrative, however one world well-known chess champion was much less amused by the present. Nona Gaprindashvili is a Georgian chess participant who received the title of Grandmaster in 1978, and the present very briefly mentions that she by no means confronted any male opponents—besides Gaprindashvili herself claims that’s unfaithful.

“The only unusual thing about [Beth Harmon], really, is her sex. And even that’s not unique in Russia,” an announcer declares within the closing episode of The Queen’s Gambit. “There’s Nona Gaprindashvili, but she’s the female world champion and has never faced men.”

Gaprindashvili’s defamation swimsuit towards Netflix relating to the misinformation, in addition to her being falsely recognized as Russian, has been settled, in line with Variety. The swimsuit was first filed within the Federal District Court in Los Angeles September 2021, and the streamer tried (and failed) to throw out the swimsuit in court docket. The phrases of the settlement weren’t disclosed, however each events have been apparently satisfied with the outcome.

The Queen’s Gambit operates in an odd, liminal house—not fairly actuality however not fairly alternate historical past. Gaprindashvili’s lawsuit focused that grey space, as she claimed that the off-the-cuff comment made within the closing episode was sexist.