Salvation
She would not stop at anything, playing with lives like they were chess pieces. "instead i will appear to your reason. you have seen how the insurgents are. they captured your daughter and beat you up.
The Legend of Spyro: Path of Delusions Book IX Chapter 3
"you know what is wonderful about chess? you can make an obvious, provocative move for your own satisfaction, outplaying and tormenting your opponent, finally i'll get the chance" he nodded towards the crying cleric at the door.
Here, There Be Dragons - Ch. 3 - Sharks are from Venus
Maybe he would go see his father, in the retirement home and just play the ancient game of chess or hnefatafl if the pieces could all be found.
Star Fox: Ascension #10 HUBRIS
He struggled to maintain the battlefield in his head, each fighter, each ship, like a chess piece on the board.
Children Chapter 7: Family Matters
"the warmth of the air, that game of chess we played for hours on end?" she nodded and leaned into him, letting him wrap his arms around her. "this photo was taken that day." he said. "your eleventh birthday." "we've lost so much..."
North and South Chapter 6: The Brothers
"to be fair we did manage to pass the time fairly well with those games of chess." luke admitted, then chuckled softly. "kinda ironic. you're not a patient man, and yet you constantly used to beat me in a game that _requires_patience in order to win."
North and South Chapter 2: Seeking
I'll show you how to play chess. it's a great way to pass time and it builds on your tactics and intuition." he offered. katsu shrugged. "i suppose i can try it." he relented, following luke back inside.
The Battle for Azure: Vengeance
"one round of chess; winner gets a massage from the loser." luke grinned back at volcan. "you know i'll just beat you again, right? i'm still in the lead four to two~" he commented.
Kaiju ga Gotoku 6.8 - Banquet of Death
"the first attack is the most important," said rai stepping through the holes in the walls, "a phrase considered highly in war, chess, and even fighting games at the arcade."
FOR A WISH
chess on the other hand is a more naturalistic game, where you play strictly against your opponent - mind versus mind, while in go, you play against yourself." asha scratched her ear. "so you won't be playing with me?" the keeper giggled.
One Thousand Snakes
**one thousand snakes** i it always amazes me the elegance and blatant debauchery of fate and its incomprehensible machinations, the way it makes out our lives to be little more than chess pieces, to use that tired cliché.
I am a Soldier
It was like a game of chess. you had to see into the mind of your foe, and guess how he would counter when you made your first move. this was where his training really came into play.