5. Paris

Queen's Gambit filming location in Haus Cumberland
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The scenes where Beth goes to compete in Paris are filmed at the Haus Cumberland in Berlin, a former hotel built in 1911 that is now an apartment complex, and had also served as government administrative offices in the past. It is used to show the Paris hotel Beth stays at during a chess tournament there where she loses to Vasily Borgov (played by Polish actor Marcin Dorociński), her major antagonist of the series. Many scenes are filmed in the Cafe Grosz inside the Haus Cumberland. The building also appeared as a hotel in The Bourne Supremacy

Beth Harmon playing chess in Paris
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ANYA TAYLOR-JOY as BETH HARMON and MILLIE BRADY as CLEO in episode 106 of THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT Cr. PHIL BRAY/NETFLIX © 2020
Beth and Cleo having a drink in the hotel in Paris, filmed at Haus Cumberland in Berlin. Photo: PHIL BRAY/NETFLIX © 2020
THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT (L to R) ANYA TAYLOR-JOY as BETH HARMON and SIMON JENSEN as ALEC BERGLAND in episode 106 of THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT Cr. PHIL BRAY/NETFLIX © 2020
Photo: PHIL BRAY/NETFLIX © 2020