Beth Harmon

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Beth Harmon is the fictional chess prodigy and troubled orphan at the center of the novel and Netflix miniseries "The Queen's Gambit."

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Beth Harmon canonical 17
Beth Harmon (young) 1
Beth Harmon to chess tournaments 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chess player ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
adoptiveFather Allston Wheatley ⓘ
adoptiveMother Alma Wheatley ⓘ
appearsIn The Queen's Gambit (miniseries) ⓘ
linked to: The Queen's Gambit

The Queen's Gambit (novel) ⓘ
linked to: The Queen's Gambit
caregiver Mr. Shaibel ⓘ
childhoodStatus orphan ⓘ
creator Walter Tevis ⓘ
defeats Vasily Borgov in Moscow ⓘ
fictionalBirthPlace Kentucky, United States ⓘ
linked to: Kentucky
fictionalEra Cold War era ⓘ
linked to: Cold War
fictionalNationality American ⓘ
fictionalTimePeriod 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
fullName Elizabeth Harmon ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
givenName Elizabeth ⓘ
hairColor red ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith Benny Watts ⓘ
Harry Beltik ⓘ
Townes ⓘ
hasSkill calculation ⓘ
chess ⓘ
visualization of chess positions ⓘ
knownFor aggressive playing style ⓘ
extraordinary chess talent ⓘ
use of the Queen's Gambit opening ⓘ
learnedChessFrom Mr. Shaibel ⓘ
nickname Beth ⓘ
notableEvent competes in Moscow invitational tournament ⓘ
competes in U.S. Championship ⓘ
competes in U.S. Open chess tournament ⓘ
competes in international tournaments in Mexico City ⓘ
competes in international tournaments in Paris ⓘ
wins Kentucky state championship as a teenager ⓘ
occupation chess player ⓘ
grandmaster ⓘ
playsOpening Queen's Gambit ⓘ
linked to: The Queen's Gambit
portrayedBy Anya Taylor-Joy ⓘ
Isla Johnston ⓘ
raisedIn Methuen Home for Girls ⓘ
rival Vasily Borgov ⓘ
strugglesWith addiction to tranquilizers ⓘ
alcoholism ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ
trauma ⓘ
themeOf female empowerment in a male-dominated field ⓘ
genius and addiction ⓘ

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Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anya Taylor-Joy → playedCharacter → Beth Harmon ⓘ
The Queen's Gambit → mainCharacter → Beth Harmon ⓘ
Alma Wheatley → adoptiveParentOf → Beth Harmon ⓘ
Alma Wheatley → accompanies → Beth Harmon to chess tournaments ⓘ
linked to: Beth Harmon
Annabeth Kelly → portrayed → young Beth Harmon ⓘ
linked to: Beth Harmon
The Queen's Gambit → mainCharacter → Beth Harmon ⓘ
subject linked to: Annabeth Kelly
Isla Johnston → characterRole → Beth Harmon (young) ⓘ
linked to: Beth Harmon
Elizabeth Harmon → fullNameOf → Beth Harmon ⓘ
subject linked to: Elizabeth
Elizabeth Harmon → characterNameUsedAs → Beth Harmon ⓘ
subject linked to: Elizabeth
Mr. Shaibel → discoversTalentOf → Beth Harmon ⓘ
Mr. Shaibel → playsChessWith → Beth Harmon ⓘ
Mr. Shaibel → introducesToChess → Beth Harmon ⓘ
Allston Wheatley → adoptiveParentOf → Beth Harmon ⓘ
Allston Wheatley → guardianOf → Beth Harmon ⓘ
Benny Watts → teaches → Beth Harmon ⓘ
Vasily Borgov → opponent → Beth Harmon ⓘ
subject linked to: Vasily Borgov in Moscow
Vasily Borgov → losesTo → Beth Harmon ⓘ
subject linked to: Vasily Borgov in Moscow