The Queen’s Black Knight

I’m not actually a big chess player now, but it was the first board game I learned to play. Board games are something of a passion for me and I play them whenever I can. I love the focus and strategy they require, but most of all, I enjoy the social aspect. My husband and I regularly have friends over under the guise of a dinner party when the real reason is just to play games.

 

 

This chess set and board come from the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, where we drank sweet apple tea and good-naturedly haggled for such a prize for a couple of hours, while intermittently discussing the merits of Pearl Jam and other bands from the Grunge Era that the shop keeper was enamoured with. I started out photographing the white pieces, but found that the darker tones made for a much more dramatic image, particularly when juxtaposed by the turquoise background.

 

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