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So, uh, Philidor was doing blindfold exhibitions

The Queen's Gambit

So, uh, Philidor was doingblindfold exhibitions and burning out his brain, or whatever it...

The Queen's Gambit • S01E05 • 2020

So, uh, Philidor was doing
blindfold exhibitions and burning out his brain, or whatever it was they thought you did
in the 18th century. Anyway… Diderot wrote to him
and said something like, "It's foolish to run the risk
of going mad for vanity's sake." Now, I think about that sometimes, when I'm analyzing my ass off
over a chess board

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So, uh, Philidor was doing blindfold exhibitions

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and burning out his brain,

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or whatever it was they thought you did in the 18th century. Anyway…

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Diderot wrote to him and said something like,

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"It's foolish to run the risk of going mad for vanity's sake."

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Now, I think about that sometimes,

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when I'm analyzing my ass off over a chess board.

Duration

25 seconds

Views

49

Timestamp in Movie

00:20:37

Uploaded

May 31, 2025

Season

1

Episode

5

Genres

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Movie Summary

Orphaned at the tender age of nine, prodigious introvert Beth Harmon discovers and masters the game of chess in 1960s USA. But child stardom comes at a price.