The Dogear

The Queen's Gambit

by Walter Tevis

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Set in 3 places · 3 primary
Sense of Place
5/5

Set in

  • ★
    Kentucky · United States
    Kentucky orphanage and Lexington where Beth Harmon discovers chess and begins her rise, 1950s-60s
    ★ primary
  • ★
    Lexington · United States
    Kentucky, chess prodigy orphan rises to world champion
    ★ primary
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    Mount Sterling · United States
    Mount Sterling, Kentucky; Methuen Home orphanage where Beth Harmon learns chess in the 1950s
    ★ primary

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