- Mr. Shaibel: You'll need to learn chess notation before you can read it. The names of the squares. I will teach you now.
- Young Beth Harmon: Am I good enough now?
- Mr. Shaibel: How old are you?
- Young Beth Harmon: Nine.
- Mr. Shaibel: Nine years old.
- Young Beth Harmon: I'll be ten in November.
- Mr. Shaibel: I'll tell you the truth of it child. You're astounding.
- Young Beth Harmon: What's that game called?
- Mr. Shaibel: You should be upstairs with the others.
- Young Beth Harmon: I don't wanna be with the others. I wanna know what that is you're playing.
- Mr. Shaibel: It's called chess.