The Queen's Gambit's Jacob Fortune-Lloyd on how chess got sexy

When the internet thirsts, it thirsts hard. Just ask Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, whose role as love interest Townes in Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit, opposite Anya Taylor-Joy, set chess Twitter (yes, that’s a thing) aflutter for weeks.

Chess puzzles usually involve the sacrifice of the queen or several other pieces. How often does this occur in real games? Have you ever sacrificed a queen to mate the opponent?

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