Chess icon sues Netflix for Queen's Gambit portrayal
Nona Gaprindashvili pictured playing a game of chess at the International Chess Congress in London on 30 December 1964.Chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili has filed a $5 million defamation suit against Netflix.The Queen's GambitNetflix said in a statement that it has"only the utmost respect for Ms Gaprindashvili and her illustrious career, but we believe this claim has no merit and will vigorously defend the case.
It says the show falsely suggested that the former female world champion never played competitive chess with men and states that Gaprindashvili, now 80, competed against dozens of top male players, beating 28 of them."The allegation that Gaprindashvili 'has never faced men' is manifestly false, as well as being grossly sexist and belittling," reads the lawsuit.
Netflix said in a statement that it has"only the utmost respect for Ms Gaprindashvili and her illustrious career, but we believe this claim has no merit and will vigorously defend the case."
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