Bruce Pandolfini and The Queen's Gambit

Bruce Pandolfini was involved with the production of Netflix' "The Queen's Gambit."

https://www.indiewire.com/2020/10/queens-gambit-netflix-chess-expert-bruce-pandolfini-1234594484/

“We want to retain the logic of it so that the final position truly does connect to the earlier modes. Originally, I created 92 positions or games that matched the script. We called that the Bible. In the end we had as many as 350 different positions,” Pandolfini said. “Of course, most of those aren’t filmed. Many of them were used off-camera just to create the ambience. So there’s a lot of work that goes into it, that helps everyone feel as if you’re in a true chess setting. 350 games, that’s the most chess ever for any dramatic series or film. I worked on ‘Searching for Bobby Fischer’ and we had about 100.”

I've been wondering very much if she started to get into it and what she currently thinks of chess.  Does she play now from time to time?

Here is an insight of how Anya thought and felt while playing a chess master for the mini series:

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/beth-harmon-meets-judit-polgar

Thanks for pointing me/us to that.  Very cool!

Took me another rewatch to catch Bruce’s cameo in the series.

There will not be sequel. 

No, there's simply no story on which to base a sequel.

The makers made it abundantly clear right after the release that there'd be no second "season". The story is finished.