I had been playing regularly for the past 30 years or so. After I watched "The Queen's Gambit", my rating went up about 100-200 points on Lichess. I was hovering in the 1800-1900 range, and shortly after watching it, I broke 2000 for the first time.
While the series did inspire me to study a little more, I'm pretty sure the result was due to an influx of weaker players who also watched the series, rather than my playing ability. But I still jokingly tell people it made my rating go up.
While the series did inspire me to study a little more, I'm pretty sure the result was due to an influx of weaker players who also watched the series, rather than my playing ability. But I still jokingly tell people it made my rating go up.