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Anya Taylor-Joy’s gritty portrayal of the substance-abusing-unerring-prodigy in a male-dominated arena won her several Best Actress awards, including the Golden Globe Award.

The story centres on Beth Harmon, a brilliant chess player who struggles to overcome a broken past and the demons of addiction.

Taylor-Joy played the role of Beth Harmon in the seven-part series which follows her meteoric rise through the chess world in the 1950s and '60s America as she becomes one of the fiercest players in the game.