And our very own little chess prodigy is preparing to surf his way to world chess domination. The chess world has been abuzz about The Queen's Gambit, a story about a chess prodigy, based on Walter Tevis's 1983 novel of the same name. Chess players believe A Queen's Gambit was inspired by Hungarian Judit Polgar, who became a grandmaster at only 15. Saint John phenom taking chess world by storm CBC News New Brunswick Video 2:21 Queen’s Gambit is child’s play for this 7-year-old chess prodigy. (New Brunswick Chess Events/Facebook)There's a sizeable local population of chess players, Elman said.

Source: CBC News December 29, 2020 12:56 UTC