Real-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine

David Bishop spends the school day as a mild-mannered custodian, but before the final bell rings, he grabs his chess boards and pieces and begins his second role. “The Queen’s Gambit” is playing out in real life in Maine, where this custodian is coaching his schools’ chess teams to acclaim. Bishop, a part-time chess coach and full-time custodian, led his elementary and middle school teams to state championship titles this year, drawing comparisons to the Netflix series about a chess prodigy inspired by a janitor.

tips

mild：温和的

mannered：守规矩的（manner 样子，礼貌，风格）；做作的（贬义）

unmannerly：不礼貌的；粗鲁的

mannerly：有礼貌的

unmannered：没有礼貌的，不做作的，粗野的

custodian：监护人；保管人（custod- =guard 看护）

acclaim：喝彩；欢呼；v. 欢呼；喝彩；称赞 👍

elementary：初步的；基本的（element 元素，引申为基础，基本）

elementary education：小学教育

prodigy：天才；神童（来自拉丁语 prodigium 预言；预兆）

janitor：守卫；（建筑物的）管理人