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<\/span>Mallory Greenleaf is <\/span>done<\/span> with chess. Every move counts nowadays; after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory\u2019s focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on. That is, until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious \u201cKingkiller\u201d Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning Bad Boy of chess.
Nolan\u2019s loss to an unknown rook-ie shocks everyone. What\u2019s even more confusing? His desire to cross pawns again. What kind of gambit is Nolan playing? The smart move would be to walk away. Resign. Game over. But Mallory\u2019s victory opens the door to sorely needed cash-prizes and despite everything, she can\u2019t help feeling drawn to the enigmatic strategist….<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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