(ANSA) - ROME, JANUARY 28 - Netflix will have to respond to the cause presented by the Georgian chess champion NonaGaprindashvili against the hugely popular series The Queen of Chess accused of having denigrated her.
The streaming giant has been accused of misrepresenting "one of the most significant career achievements" of the Soviet chess legend, that of facing up to male players. In the final episode of the series, a character says that Elizabeth Harmon, played by Anya Taylor-Joy, "is not a major player at all ... the only unusual thing is her gender. And that too is not unique to Russia. There is Nona Gaprindashvili. , but she is a female chess champion and has never challenged men. " Instead, Caprindashvili, who is now 80 and lives in Tbilisi, Georgia, had battled with dozens of men: according to the cause, 59, including 28 in simultaneous meetings, as well as 10 grand masters before 1968, the year in which the TV series is set.
fictional work does not relieve Netflix of responsibility "if all the elements of defamation are present".
(HANDLE).