Nona Gaprindashvili, born May 3, 1941, in Zugdidi, Georgian SSR, is a Georgian chess grandmaster renowned for her aggressive playing style. She dominated women's chess for sixteen years as Women's World Chess Champion from 1962 to 1978, and in 1978 became the first woman ever awarded the FIDE title of Grandmaster, a title normally open only to the strongest players regardless of gender. She built an extensive record of competitive games against male opponents as well as women, was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame in 2013, and has remained active in Georgian public life, notably filing and settling a defamation lawsuit against Netflix in 2021 and 2022 over her portrayal in the series The Queen's Gambit.
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Career HighlightWomen's world chess champion 1962-1978; first woman awarded the FIDE Grandmaster title (1978) 1 Classification
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Why did Nona Gaprindashvili sue Netflix over The Queen's Gambit?
She said a line claiming she had never faced men was false and belittling; she had played at least 59 male players by 1968.
According to Dark Horizons, the series had a line saying she had never faced men, and in her lawsuit Gaprindashvili claimed the line was false and also grossly sexist and belittling. The same report says that by 1968, the year the episode is set, she had already competed against at least 59 male players, 10 of whom were grandmasters.
How did Nona Gaprindashvili's lawsuit against Netflix end?
The case ended in a settlement.
Dark Horizons reported that the legal battle over The Queen's Gambit mini-series had ended with both parties reaching a settlement, citing The Hollywood Reporter. It adds that a judge had refused to dismiss the case in January, which led Netflix to appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgian: ნონა გაფრინდაშვილი; born 3 May 1941) is a Georgian chess Grandmaster.
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Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgian: ნონა გაფრინდაშვილი; born 3 May 1941) is a Georgian chess Grandmaster.
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She was the women's world chess champion from 1962 to 1978, and in 1978 was the first woman ever to be awarded the FIDE title of Grandmaster.
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Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgian: ნონა გაფრინდაშვილი; born 3 May 1941) is a Georgian chess Grandmaster.
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is a Georgian chess Grandmaster.
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