In the three weeks after “The Queen’s Gambit” premiered, unit sales of chess sets jumped 87% in the U.S. and chess book sales rose an eye-popping 603%, according to research firm NPD Group.

Sales of chess sets rose by 87 percent in the United States while sales of chess books jumped by 603 percent, according to U.S. Retail Tracking Service data from NPD, which showed that week-over ...

Sales of chess sets and chess books have surged in the three weeks following the debut of Netflix's "The Queen's Gambit," according to a new report by the NPD Group. The miniseries, which ...

The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis, $12, available at Amazon 2. Queen of Katwe by Tim Crothers. Another story translated for the screen, this one recounts the inspiring, true tale of chess ...

The Queen's Gambit, ... In the 21 days following the show's release, chess set sales increased by 87% in the US, and sales of chess books leapt up an incredible 603%.

An image of two young lovers playing chess from Alfonso X’s 13th-century ‘Book of Chess, Dice and Tables.’ Charles Knutson. In the 14th-century poem “The Avowyng of King Arthur,” chess ...