The mini-series, The Queen's Gambit, is a fantastic journey of a young savant from an orphanage to a renowned chess player. It's based on a novel from Walter Tevis by the same name. Tevis also wrote the novels, The Hustler, The Color of Money, and The Man Who Fell to Earth.
This is a well-done series with fantastic acting by the lead, a great period feel, an a darn good story.