A Spanish chess board maker discovered by chance that its products played a cameo role in hit Netflix series The Queen's Gambit, and its sales have since soared. "One day I came into work and a colleague, Miguel, told me that Netflix had released a new series The Queen's Gambit and some Rechapados Ferrer boards appeared in the trailer," said David Ferrer, 30, who runs Rechapados Ferrer. It follows orphaned chess prodigy Beth Harmon as she takes on the male-dominated world of chess. It is in this pivotal scene that the distinctive Rachapados Ferrer chess board takes centre stage. But with demand booming and chess more popular than ever, Ferrer says the company might try to sell the board through other channels too.

Source: The Star February 22, 2021 06:56 UTC