Older lady puts chess pieces with memories

A fascinating character. Exquisite sets. A wig for every era. The stars, creators and crew reveal how the hit series about a chess prodigy came to life.

In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.

An old woman remembers her youth.

After inheriting a box of wooden chess pieces that seem to move on their own, Minerva decides to try to win a match

As Joy is packing her luggage for moving out from home, in her bedroom where she grows up, she accidentally digs out some “pieces” of memories. She has a time facing her fond memories, regrets and traumas, and finally putting the pieces all together, leaving the house with the courage and hope of starting a new life.

A woman plays a chess match against an alter ego version of herself.