Memorising 350 chess games for role
But when the games in some scenes for The Queen's Gambit changed at the last minute, Anya Taylor-Joy learnt each match five minutes before the shoot
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Actress Anya Taylor-Joy plays an orphan who grows up to become a chess grandmaster in The Queen's Gambit.
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Alison de Souza In Los Angeles, Alison de Souza
Anya Taylor-Joy is the charismatic star of The Queen's Gambit, the wildly popular drama series that made chess sexy and became Netflix's most-watched scripted limited series.
And the 24-year-old believes she knows why.
