Netflix’s 2020 series, The Queen’s Gambit, is indeed a visual masterpiece, and there’s no doubt that it’s probably one of the best cinematic experiences of the game as well. However, if you were to travel the season’s finale game through the eyes of world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, it’ll be a treat in itself. Plus, you get a brilliant commentary from the real-life chess legend himself.

Magnus Carlsen is one of the most known names in chess history. He became world chess champion in 2013 after defeating Indian Grand Master Viswanathan Anand and remains at the top ever since. However, later he has defended his title four times, and none of the challengers were good enough to beat him at the championship.

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From Magnus’s commentary on the game, he seems not very happy with the way the world chess champion in the series has played the game. In the series, Borgov takes an entire night’s break after the game with Beth Harmon reaches a critical point. But as he continues the game the next day, Magnus said, “I have to say that he responds very poorly. Borgov has a whole night to prepare, and he makes a mistake you should not make when you have that much time to prepare.”

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Magnus doesn’t like the approach from the antagonist of the series here. Or maybe he himself has never made such mistakes, so he can’t accept the same from another world chess champion, even though it’s just a work of fiction.

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Magnus doesn’t like Borgov’s end gesture as well

As the Russian Grand Master loses the game, he gives his queen to Beth Harmon, the main character in the series. Furthermore, he smiles at her in admiration. However, according to Magnus, “Borgov shouldn’t smile, he should be ashamed at the way he conducted the end of the game. He made a lot of mistakes, but he is correct in acknowledging the fact she played extremely well.”

Definitely, for the Norwegian Grand Master, the title means something. However, sometimes fiction doesn’t care for what’s obvious., but no doubt it was one of the best chess series to be aired.

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