Queen's Gambit, the episode title, refers to a tactic in the game of chess.
The Watts riots took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965.
Fauna wrapped a ball in an article of clothing, in order to use it as a weapon. Jay did something similar in the previous episode Aloha (2019) when they were together in a bar in Hawaii.
Last episode of the series.