“She was not an important player by their standards; the only unusual thing about her was her sex, and even that wasn’t unique in Russia. There was Nona Gaprind

“She was not an important player by their standards; the only unusual thing about her was her sex, and even that wasn’t unique in Russia. There was Nona Gaprindashvili, not up to the level of this tournament, but a player who had met all these Russian grandmasters many times before. ” Excerpt From The Queen's Gambit Walter Tevis This material may be protected by copyright. Looks like Netflix changed the description of Nona from how she was depicted in the book.