By the board: Sarah Sheard on chess
‘As a passionate Quaker pacifist I can humour my alter ego in the ultimate game of war.’

In lockdown after breakfast, lunch and dinner, my husband and I play chess – at least three times a day, quite often six. When passions have risen high we have even reached the dizzy heights of nine or ten games.
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