Recent Examples on the WebThe series was a surprise hit, and a bored and locked-down viewership spurred a spike in chessboard sales.—Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 7 May 2024 There's also shuffleboard, a giant chessboard, and cornhole.—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024 Stahl also talks with longtime Kremlin critic Gary Kasparov about how Russian President Vladimir Putin is using prisoners as pawns on his geopolitical chessboard against the West.—David Morgan, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024 Tyler’s personal favorite is the travel chessboard, though.—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024 The small shop is an urban intellectual’s daydream: there’s ample space for literary speaking events; a few chessboard tables; a secret nook that serves as a children’s section, a tasteful cocktail bar with affordable drinks; small-plate entrées on the horizon.—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2024 Guests are free to use the basketball courts, mini-golf course, giant chessboard, indoor pool, hot tub, and pickleball courts.—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024 Then a new piece is suddenly added to the chessboard.—Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023 Beautiful handmade chessboards grace tables, and the impressive library stocks titles by Colson Whitehead and Emily St. John Mandel.—Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2023
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