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Bet Kharmon - tikhai͡a i ugri͡umai͡a sirota. U nee net druzeĭ i interesov, zhiznʹ v prii͡ute svoditsi͡a k tikhomu ozhidanii͡u zavtrashnego dni͡a. A chtoby deti veli sebi͡a smirno, im dai͡ut trankvilizatory. Vo vremena Kholodnoĭ voĭny takoe lechenie bylo priemlemym sredstvom, no u Bet poi͡avli͡aetsi͡a nezdorovai͡a zavisimostʹ k ėtim volshebnym pili͡uli͡am. Odnazhdy devochka znakomitsi͡a s mestnym storozhem, kotoryĭ uchit Bet igratʹ v shakhmaty. Ona vli͡ubli͡aetsi͡a v ėtu slozhnui͡u igru, i skoro vsem stanovitsi͡a ochevidno: Bet - prirozhdennyĭ shakhmatnyĭ geniĭ. Ona nachinaet uchastvovatʹ v turnirakh i uzhe ne predstavli͡aet svoi͡u zhiznʹ bez poedinkov s samymi izvestnymi i imenitymi sopernikami. Shakhmaty stanovi͡atsi͡a strastʹi͡u Bet, nezamenimym udovolʹstviem i sputnikom ee vzroslenii͡a. No sovershennoletie Bet vstrechaet v kompanii s dvumi͡a ne menee silʹnymi strasti͡ami: trankvilizatorami i alkogolem, no v zhizni devushki net nikogo, kto mog by pomochʹ eĭ s nimi borotʹsi͡a. V ėtom izolirovannom sostoi͡anii vechnoĭ borʹby so svoimi strakhami i slabosti͡ami ona dostigaet vershiny uspekha: otpravli͡aetsi͡a na turnir v SSSR. Na konu tituly, karʹera i chestʹ dokazatʹ prevoskhodstvo zhenshchiny-shakhmatista nad luchshim igrokom mira. Ėto grustnai͡a, no ocharovatelʹnai͡a istorii͡a ob odinochestve i sile voli, kotorui͡u nevozmozhno otlozhitʹ do dolgozhdannoĭ razvi͡azki.

Beth Harmon is a quiet and sullen orphan. She has no friends and interests, life in the shelter is reduced to a quiet wait for tomorrow. And to keep the children quiet, they are given tranquilizers. During the Cold War, such treatment was an acceptable remedy, but Beth develops an unhealthy addiction to these magic pills. One day, the girl meets a local caretaker who teaches Beth to play chess. She falls in love with this complex game, and it soon becomes obvious to everyone: Beth is a natural chess genius. She begins to participate in tournaments and can no longer imagine her life without duels with the most famous and famous rivals. Chess becomes Beth's passion, an irreplaceable pleasure and companion of her growing up. But Beth meets adulthood in the company of two equally strong passions: tranquilizers and alcohol, but there is no one in the girl's life who can help her fight them. In this isolated state of eternal struggle with her fears and weaknesses, she reaches the pinnacle of success: she goes to a tournament in the USSR. At stake are titles, careers and the honor of proving the superiority of a female chess player over the best player in the world. This is a sad but charming story about loneliness and willpower, which can not be postponed until the long-awaited denouement.