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| Queen to Play |
Helene (her name comes with a bunch of funny accent marks, but this is America, dang it, we don't use no stinkin' accent marks), French, middle-aged, working class woman develops interest in chess, takes lessons from one of her employers and takes on the local chess club in a tournament. It's a bit of a Cinderella story. Her daughter is growing up, heading off on a school trip of some sort. She sees people playing chess while she is cleaning rooms, she notices a chess set at a home she cleans, and somehow she takes an interest in it, buying a chess set for her husband who gives it a shot, but backgammon is more his speed. Deft, well-crafted, thoroughly enjoyable.
Update June 2021 replace missing picture.
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