Checkmate Time
In its 1,500 years of existence, chess has been used as a tool of military strategy, a metaphor for relationships — and a measure of genius.
The game of chess is often quiet. Whether playing in an outdoor park or inside the house or the senate the only racket during a professional match could be the sound of the occasional whisper coming from a member of the audience.
Washington is now the focus of the new board game, which has given the GOP political whiplash after losing control of The White House as well as both houses of Congress.