Midnight Play (2014)
“Danica had wanted to say the word to her father since before she’d stopped believing in Santa Claus. Her mother wasn’t a worthy opponent at chess; Danica had defeated her at age nine and soon lost interest in challenging her. Tem didn’t seem to mind, as she’d preferred playing pool since her beauty-pageant years. Over twenty years and hundreds of matchups later, Marshall was still the chess champion of the Blue household. He held back his superb skill for no one. While her sisters weren’t as in...terested, Danica was like Captain Ahab hunting Moby Dick. She couldn’t let it go.
To her, the relentless ache to be victorious was about more than chess. With each loss, Danica was reminded that she could be predicted, outsmarted...bested. Winning would be a rite of passage, proof that she was mentally strong enough to do what neither of her sisters was capable of—beating Marshall.
Danica shifted in the Gothic striped visitor’s chair that she’d pushed up to her desk, second-guessing her move as she looked across the antique chessboard to her father.MoreLess
To her, the relentless ache to be victorious was about more than chess. With each loss, Danica was reminded that she could be predicted, outsmarted...bested. Winning would be a rite of passage, proof that she was mentally strong enough to do what neither of her sisters was capable of—beating Marshall.
Danica shifted in the Gothic striped visitor’s chair that she’d pushed up to her desk, second-guessing her move as she looked across the antique chessboard to her father.MoreLess
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