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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29410344 you wait and you wonder who'll take on your odds]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/paperclipbitch/pseuds/paperclipbitch paperclipbitch]]
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29410344 you wait and you wonder who'll take on your odds]]'' org/works/28970121 Circumnavigation]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/paperclipbitch/pseuds/paperclipbitch paperclipbitch]]
org/users/eulersidentitycrisis/pseuds/eulersidentitycrisis eulersidentitycrisis]]
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* ''Warnings'': Explicit
* ''Synopsis:'' “Don’t think of it as marriage,” Benny tells her. “Think of it as castling.” Beth raises an eyebrow. “Am I the king or the rook in this analogy?”

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* ''Warnings'': Explicit
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* ''Synopsis:'' “Don’t think of it as marriage,” Benny tells her. “Think of it as castling.” Beth raises an eyebrow. “Am I the king or the rook in this analogy?”visits a number of places she's never been to, and a couple she has.



* ''Comments:'' Beth marries Benny after encountering [[UnpleasableFanbase backlash]] for being a single professional woman, forcing both to work through emotional and personal issues.
* ''Tags:'' {{Continuation Fic}}, {{Marriage of Convenience}}
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28356576 The War Years]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/eulersidentitycrisis/pseuds/eulersidentitycrisis eulersidentitycrisis]]
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* ''Comments:'' Beth marries Benny after encountering [[UnpleasableFanbase backlash]] for being a single professional woman, forcing both travels around the world in Eat Pray Love style to work through emotional and personal issues.
gain perspective before returning to New York to reunite with Benny.
* ''Tags:'' {{Continuation Fic}}, {{Marriage of Convenience}}
[=[[reviews:you waitandyouwonderwho'lltakeonyourodds]]=]


{{Journey to Find Oneself}}, {{World Tour}}, {{Old Flame}}, {{Grand Romantic Gesture}}
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28356576 The War Years]]'' org/works/30448305 our dreams will break the boundaries of our fears]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/eulersidentitycrisis/pseuds/eulersidentitycrisis eulersidentitycrisis]]
org/users/HumiliatedRook/pseuds/HumiliatedRook HumiliatedRook]]
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* ''Warnings'': Mature, mild drug use
* ''Synopsis:'' Hilton reassures himself that sitting in the shadow of greatness must be better than sitting nowhere at all.
* ''Pairing(s):'' Arthur Levertov/Hilton Wexler, minor Benny Watts/Beth Harmon
* ''Comments:'' Canon through the perspective of a minor character. Author fills in the blanks nicely.
* ''Tags:'' {{Pseudocanonical Fic}}
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28356576 The War Years]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/eulersidentitycrisis/pseuds/eulersidentitycrisis eulersidentitycrisis]]
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* ''Status:'' Complete



''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28970121 Circumnavigation]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/eulersidentitycrisis/pseuds/eulersidentitycrisis eulersidentitycrisis]]
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28970121 Circumnavigation]]'' org/works/29410344 you wait and you wonder who'll take on your odds]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/eulersidentitycrisis/pseuds/eulersidentitycrisis eulersidentitycrisis]]
org/users/paperclipbitch/pseuds/paperclipbitch paperclipbitch]]
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* ''Warnings'': Mature
* ''Synopsis:'' Beth visits a number of places she's never been to, and a couple she has.

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* ''Synopsis:'' “Don’t think of it as marriage,” Benny tells her. “Think of it as castling.” Beth visits a number of places she's never been to, and a couple she has.raises an eyebrow. “Am I the king or the rook in this analogy?”



* ''Comments:'' Beth travels around the world in Eat Pray Love style to gain perspective before returning to New York to reunite with Benny.
* ''Tags:'' {{Continuation Fic}}, {{Journey to Find Oneself}}, {{World Tour}}, {{Old Flame}}, {{Grand Romantic Gesture}}
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* ''Comments:'' Beth travels around the world in Eat Pray Love style marries Benny after encountering [[UnpleasableFanbase backlash]] for being a single professional woman, forcing both to gain perspective before returning to New York to reunite with Benny.
work through emotional and personal issues.
* ''Tags:'' {{Continuation Fic}}, {{Journey to Find Oneself}}, {{World Tour}}, {{Old Flame}}, {{Grand Romantic Gesture}}
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{{Marriage of Convenience}}
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28970121 Circumnavigation]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/eulersidentitycrisis/pseuds/eulersidentitycrisis eulersidentitycrisis]]
* ''Recommended by:'' @/{{Terra-Banks}}
* ''Status:'' Complete
* ''Warnings'': Mature
* ''Synopsis:'' Beth visits a number of places she's never been to, and a couple she has.
* ''Pairing(s):'' Benny Watts/Beth Harmon
* ''Comments:'' Beth travels around the world in Eat Pray Love style to gain perspective before returning to New York to reunite with Benny.
* ''Tags:'' {{Continuation Fic}}, {{Journey to Find Oneself}}, {{World Tour}}, {{Old Flame}}, {{Grand Romantic Gesture}}
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28356576 The War Years]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/eulersidentitycrisis/pseuds/eulersidentitycrisis eulersidentitycrisis]]
* ''Recommended by:'' @/Terra-Banks
* ''Status:'' Complete
* ''Warnings'': Mature
* ''Synopsis:'' After beating Borgov, Beth spends 5 days in Moscow.
* ''Pairing(s):'' Vasily Borgov/Beth Harmon
* ''Comments:'' Beth has a brief but meaningful affair with Borgov immediately following the end of the series, under the watchful eyes of their respective government handlers.
* ''Tags:'' {{Continuation Fic}}, {{Adultery}}, {{Cold War}}
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* ''Crossover with'': ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Bones Bones]]''

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* ''Crossover with'': ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Bones Bones]]''''Series/{{Bones}}''
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* ''Crossover with'': ''[[Series/Bones]]''

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* ''Crossover with'': ''[[Series/Bones]]''''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Bones Bones]]''
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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29166192/chapters/71605644 Woman in the Lake]] By [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/FroggyFemme/pseuds/FroggyFemme FroggyFemme]

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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29166192/chapters/71605644 Woman in the Lake]] By [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/FroggyFemme/pseuds/FroggyFemme FroggyFemme]FroggyFemme]]
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* ''Comments:'' Closely follows the Bones pilot episode, with recurring characters from The Queen's Gambit transplanted [[TransplantedCharacterFic accordingly].

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* ''Comments:'' Closely follows the Bones pilot episode, with recurring characters from The Queen's Gambit transplanted [[TransplantedCharacterFic accordingly].accordingly]].
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* ''Crossover with'': ''Series/Bones''

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* ''Crossover with'': ''Series/Bones''''[[Series/Bones]]''



* ''Comments:'' Closely follows the Bones pilot episode, with recurring characters from The Queen's Gambit transplanted into [[TransplantedCharacterFic recurring roles].

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* ''Comments:'' Closely follows the Bones pilot episode, with recurring characters from The Queen's Gambit transplanted into [[TransplantedCharacterFic recurring roles].accordingly].



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* Recommended by: @/ShadowSpellchecker

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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29166192/chapters/71605644 Woman in the Lake]] By [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/FroggyFemme/pseuds/FroggyFemme FroggyFemme]
* ''Recommended by:'' @/ShadowSpellchecker
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Crossover with'': ''Series/Bones''
* ''Synopsis'': After returning to Washington, D.C., renowned forensic anthropologist Dr. Elizabeth Harmon is called in by FBI Special Agent Benjamin Watts to aid an FBI investigation involving a set of bones found hidden in a lake. Chaos ensues.
* ''Pairing(s):'' Benny Watts/Beth Harmon
* ''Comments:'' Closely follows the Bones pilot episode, with recurring characters from The Queen's Gambit transplanted into [[TransplantedCharacterFic recurring roles].
* ''Tags:'' {{Fusion Fic}}, {{Transplanted Character Fic}}
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* ''Status:'' Is it complete? incomplete? Dead?.

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* ''Status:'' Is it complete? incomplete? Dead?.Dead?
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* ''Warnings'': Explicit



* ''Comments:'' Beth marries Benny in an attempt to [[UnpleasableFanbase mitigate]] hate-mail. Neither of them handle it well.

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* ''Comments:'' Beth marries Benny in an attempt to after encountering [[UnpleasableFanbase mitigate]] hate-mail. Neither of them handle it well.backlash]] for being a single professional woman, forcing both to work through emotional and personal issues.



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* ''Comments:'' Beth marries Benny in an attempt to [[UnpleasableFanbase appease]] late-1960s morality. Neither of them handle it well.

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* ''Comments:'' Beth marries Benny in an attempt to [[UnpleasableFanbase appease]] late-1960s morality.mitigate]] hate-mail. Neither of them handle it well.
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* ''Comments:'' Beth marries Benny in an attempt to please the [[{{https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnpleasableFanbase}} unpleasable]]. Neither of them handle it well.

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* ''Comments:'' Beth marries Benny in an attempt to please the [[{{https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnpleasableFanbase}} unpleasable]].[[UnpleasableFanbase appease]] late-1960s morality. Neither of them handle it well.

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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29410344 you wait and you wonder who'll take on your odds]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/paperclipbitch/pseuds/paperclipbitch paperclipbitch]]
* Recommended by: @/ShadowSpellchecker
* ''Status:'' Complete
* ''Synopsis:'' “Don’t think of it as marriage,” Benny tells her. “Think of it as castling.” Beth raises an eyebrow. “Am I the king or the rook in this analogy?”
* ''Pairing(s):'' Benny Watts/Beth Harmon
* ''Comments:'' Beth marries Benny in an attempt to please the [[{{https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnpleasableFanbase}} unpleasable]]. Neither of them handle it well.
* ''Tags:'' {{Continuation Fic}}, {{Marriage of Convenience}}
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* ''Status:'' Is it complete? incomplete? Dead?.



* ''Comments:'' Well-written {{Peggy Sue}} fic that heavily focuses on an ensemble cast.

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* ''Comments:'' Well-written {{Peggy Sue}} fic that heavily focuses on an ensemble cast.cast and features a surprise twist at the end.
* ''Tags:'' {{Peggy Sue}}, {{Time Travel},
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* "Status:" Complete
* Author's summary: Beth falls asleep on the flight back to the States. She wakes up years in the past, in a familiar orphanage.
* ''Synopsis:'' After defeating Borgov, Beth [[{{Peggy Sue}} goes back]] to the beginning of the series and tries to do things right.

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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27713695/chapters/67828777 Giuoco Piano]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/castieldeansangel/pseuds/castieldeansangel castieldeansangel]]
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* Author's summary: Beth falls asleep on the flight back to the States. She wakes up years in the past, in a familiar orphanage.
* ''Synopsis:'' After defeating Borgov, Beth [[{{Peggy Sue}} goes back]] to the beginning of the series and tries to do things right.
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Proof that the remaining 10% [[SturgeonsLaw is worth playing Borgov for.]]

These are recommendations made by tropers for ''The Queen's Gambit'' fanfics, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. After a few samples, you will be able to note the interests of the tropers recommending them, and judge whether you might be also interested in a certain 'fic.

Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[FanficRecommendations here]][[note]]a copy of the template is just below[[/note]]. Do warn when a fanfic may head into sexual[[note]]please note this includes all sexual activity, not just homosexual or bisexual, including {{het}}.[[/note]] or [[BetterThanCanon non-canon]] territory. Some people just don't like it, and as we all know, {{Shipping}} is SeriousBusiness.

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