Don't you get bored sometimes?”, she asked.“What else is there?”, Benny replied.

It's an entire world of just 64 squares. I feel safe in it. I can control it; I can dominate it. And it's predictable. So, if I get hurt, I only have myself to blame.

Chess isn't always competitive. Chess can also be beautiful.

There had been a few times over the past year when she felt like this, with her mind not only dizzied but nearly terrified by the endlessness of chess.

Chess certainly isn't all there is”, Mrs. Wheatley continued.“It's what I know”, replied Beth.