If you aren't a chess player, you probably won't notice and appreciate how authentic all the matches portrayed in the show are. In a press release prior to The Queen’s Gambit’s release, Netflix revealed that one of their main objectives "was to ensure that if a chess pro sat down to watch the series, they wouldn’t be taken out of the story because of the inaccuracy of any moves."

To ensure the gameplay authenticity, The Queen's Gambit brought in a longtime chess coach and expert Bruce Pandolfini, and Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov.