Wisconsin Weekend: Got No (Chess) Game? A Chess Master Is Here To Help.

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Heard On The Morning Show
"The Chess Game," a 16th century painting by Sofonisba Anguissola
“The Chess Game” a 1555 painting by Sofonisba Anguissola. Sofonisba Anguissola/Public domain

Beth Harmon, the prodigy at the center of Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit,” makes chess look easy, with her devastating attacks and swift victories against people three times her age. But most of us aren’t so lucky. A chess master teaches us to take your game from bad… to ok.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Alex Betaneli Guest

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