The Queen’s Gambit episode 6: Beth suffers another defeat at the hands of Borgov

The Queen’s Gambit Episode 6: Beth suffers another defeat at the hands of Borgov

Run time: 60 minutes

Beth returns to New York with Benny who lives in a very basic apartment.

Initially hesitant to the lifestyle Beth eventually settles down. Benny teaches Beth various chess moves specifically the Russian moves.

One night some of Benny’s friends comes over for party.

His friends are also great chess players.

Beth offers to play them speed chess simultaneously. Knowing it’s the specialty of Benny, he didn’t expect Beth to win.

But beats them continuously in several games.

Benny admits that no one has beaten him in this way for 15 years.

Along with Benny’s friends Beth meets Cleo, a model who told Beth that her friends stopped her from killing herself.

Cleo offers Beth a drink but she declines indicating that she is living a sober life. After the party is over Beth and Benny hooks up.

Though experience seems satisfying to Beth, Benny starts talking to Beth about chess which irks her.

Beth next reaches Paris in 1967 for the tournament.

It’s the same tournament that has been shown at the beginning of episode.

One night before her tournament Cleo arrives in hotel and asks Beth to share a drink.

Though Beth declines at first but later decides to join her.

The girls have a heart-to-heart conversation where Beth accepts that she is still in love with Townes.

Things go downwards when she ends up getting fully drunk.

Beth founds herself facing Borgov in the tournament next morning in a hungover condition. Predictably she loses and is mortified.

Benny rings up Beth and asks her to join him back in New York.

Sensing that he is disappointed with her defeat she declines.

Once Beth reaches her home things gets even worse as Mr.Wheatley his adopted father, has changed his mind and wants his house back.

Beth however offers to buy it instead. She starts redecorating the house.

She also receives an invitation to support Christian Crusade a non-profit organization who will fund all her expenses to her trip to USSR.

Beth accepts their offer. Soon, Beth relapses back to her drinking habits.

Harry Beltik also calls her to check on her but she never answers.

Once when she goes out to attend a local tournament, Harry meets her and confront her for her drinking habits.

She storms out without attending the tournament.

At the end of the episode she receives a surprise guest Jolene from orphanage who has come to meet her.