A trip to Lexington with Beth Harmon and Walter Tevis

The lives of Walter Tevis and his literary character Beth Harmon have a number of similarities. Both of them experienced a childhood marked by drug addiction, and later, alcoholism, both "lived" in Lexington, Kentucky. And both of them found their salvation in chess. A hunt for clues in Lexington.

The Queens Gambit - Walter Tevis - Mrs. wheatley-Beth-Mrs. deardorff

The Queen's Gambit

Inside the Queen's Gambit –Inspired Hotel Room Complete With Chess Pieces on the Ceiling

Your move: Take a tour of Lexington, Ky.'s 'Queen's Gambit' sites

Queen's Gambit'-inspired hotel room available to book for limited time

Kentucky hotel unveils retro room inspired by The Queen's Gambit with chess pieces on ceiling

The Queen's Gambit Guide to Lexington, Kentucky

The Queen's Gambit Guide to Lexington, Kentucky

Netflix's 'The Queen's Gambit' and Its Female Chess Champion Will Win Your Heart

The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

Don Then: Walter Tevis, author with Kentucky ties, creates memorable characters, unforgettable stories - NKyTribune

Literature's lonely alien: the troubled author behind The Queen's Gambit

In 'The Queen's Gambit', author Walter Tevis returned to his old Kentucky home