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Fundamentally, occupying different squares on a chessboard — in Aston Villa’s case, spaces on the pitch — makes the opponent react.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
His prowess at drawing geometric shapes married to his love of chess led to the creation of stunning chessboards with pieces made of wood, silver, bronze, ivory, and aluminum.
—Air Mail, 27 Sep. 2025
By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Side tables in the bedrooms, meantime, feature chessboard tabletops, just like the ones seen in the park.
—Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
His prowess at drawing geometric shapes married to his love of chess led to the creation of stunning chessboards with pieces made of wood, silver, bronze, ivory, and aluminum.
—Air Mail, 27 Sep. 2025
By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Side tables in the bedrooms, meantime, feature chessboard tabletops, just like the ones seen in the park.
—Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Chessboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chessboard. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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