Who is Alma Wheatley in The Queen's Gambit?

The adoptive mother who found a business partner · Methuen & Home

Alma Wheatley (The adoptive mother who found a business partner) is a character in The Queen's Gambit, part of Methuen & Home. Alma Wheatley adopts teenage Beth into a Kentucky house already half-vacated by her husband — a woman of shelved piano talent, daytime beers and exquisite, unused intelligence. The arrangement transforms when Alma discovers what her daughter's hobby pays: suddenly there are flights to Cincinnati, hotel suites, a manager's cut, and — realest of all — two lonely people discovering they genuinely like each other. Alma's gentle decline, margarita by margarita, gives the series its first true grief.

When does Alma Wheatley first appear?

Alma Wheatley first appears in Season 1, Episode 2 (“Exchanges”) of The Queen's Gambit (2020, Netflix).

Who is Alma Wheatley connected to?

Relationships already established when Alma Wheatley first appears — nothing from later episodes.

• Beth Harmon — Adoption that became real

Which group does Alma Wheatley belong to?

By the time Alma Wheatley appears, Methuen & Home also includes Jolene, Mr. Shaibel.

Who else is introduced in this episode?

• Townes — The first crush, across a chessboard
• Harry Beltik — The state champion who stayed to help

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