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D. L. Townes/The Handsome Man
Girev is a 13-year-old Russian player whom Beth plays in Mexico City. She is stunned at how well he plays, and how serious he is at such a young age. He notes to her that he wants to be the World Champion by the time he is 16. When Beth asks him what he intends to do after that, he seems confused. To Beth, who is 17 years old when she plays him, she sees in him a reflection of herself at that age—completely serious about chess but also not yet fully aware of how to take control of her life and her dreams.
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Georgi Petrovitch Girev Character Timeline in The Queen’s Gambit
The timeline below shows where the character Georgi Petrovitch Girev appears in The Queen’s Gambit. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 8
...boy who looks twelve years old. He is very serious, introducing himself as Georgi Petrovitch Girev. He plays a very sophisticated defense, which goes on for hours. She thinks that he...
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Beth and Girev quickly exchange several pieces; they are now in an endgame, where the question is one...
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Beth plays out the rest of the Girev game that afternoon. She sits there impatiently, often pacing the ballroom as she waits for...
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