Netflix Facing Legal Case Over Hit Series "The Queen's Gambit"

The streaming giant's being accused of misrepresenting the achievements of trailblazing female chess champion.

Netflix will have to face a legal case surrounding its hit series The Queen's Gambit after failing to get it thrown out.

The streaming giant's being accused of misrepresenting the achievements of trailblazing female chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili - which lawyers say tarnishes her reputation.

Netflix claims "no reasonable viewer would have understood" a line in the final episode saying she "never faced men" when playing.

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