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Vasily Borgov is a fictional character in the 1983 novel The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis. The character gained notoriety after Scott Frank and Allan Scott adapted the novel into a Netflix miniseries of the same name in 2020. Vasily Borgov played by Marcin Dorocinski.
Boris Spassky. The most likely candidate is Boris Spassky, the 10th World Chess Champion and twice USSR champion. Chess enthusiasts immediately spotted the similarities in Borgov’s...
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Marcin Dorociński as Vasily Borgov, Soviet World Champion and Beth's biggest challenge
Dec 4, 2020 · Her primary American opponent-turned-lover, for instance, Benny Watts, is loosely based on chess legend Bobby Fischer, who won a match dubbed "The Game of the Century" at the age of 13. By the time...
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Feb 20, 2024 · A Soviet grandmaster played by Marcin Dorocinski, he's one of the few players she's unable to easily beat. It doesn't appear that Beth or The Russian are based on real people, as the show...
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Dec 21, 2020 · In the final episode of The Queen's Gambit, chess prodigy Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) realizes her dream of traveling to Moscow to play Soviet rival Vasily Borgov (Marcin Dorociński). The...
Watch as Norwegian Grandmaster and World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen analyses every move as Beth Harmon takes on Vasily Borgov in the thrilling finale of T...
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