This weekend I finished watching Season 4 of The Crown. I've enjoyed the three previous seasons. This season covers between 1977 and 1990. It follows history so remembering most of what transpired makes it even better. The Brits are upset at the way Prince Charles is portrayed.
I called Donna last night and she told me about another Netflix miniseries, The Queen's Gambit. She said it's not about royalty but about chess and she thought Cec would enjoy it. We started watching it last night!
Cec said, "The Queen's Gambit is a chess opening"! I told him Donna recommended it and we started to watch.
Cec played chess through school and before we got married. He was a member of the Kerrisdale Chess Club where apparently somewhere in their archives is a trophy with his name on it! In 1965, he went to Seattle and played in the Pacific Northwest Chess Championship. He came second and to this day, he still remembers the "wrong" move he made. The cash prize for second place was enough to pay for the hotel, food and gas to drive to Seattle.
Through the four episodes we watched last night, he remembered every book Beth bought. Everytime they played a game he would yell out the opening name. When they were getting close to the end, without hesitating when they moved a piece, he'd yell "wrong"!
The main character, Beth is fictitious, but the other chess players are real. Cec knew them all! Even if you aren't a chess player, you will enjoy this series. I looked it up online and it gets 100% on Rotten Tomatoes!
I find it ironic, as you get older you forget why you entered a room, what you had for breakfast and what plans you have for tomorrow. But, Cec can remember every book he read, every chess opening he used, and all the great chess players of the 1960's.
