Since its first publication in 1983, this novel has become a cult book for chess players in particular and lovers of the great American novel in general. A secret that suddenly exploded at the end of 2020 with the premiere of the series based on this story, conquering the whole world in record time. Beth Harmon, the protagonist, is already an icon in the minds of the millions of Queen's Gambit fans: orphan, lonely, polydrug addict, competitive, fragile, great.