As I am not a chess person by any means (in fact, I am pointedly NOT), I asked my friend Clifton if there were a chess play that was particularly significant, evocative. And he mentioned what is called a "Smothered Mate." I looked it up on google, and it looks perfect.
Again, I am not a chess person, but essentially "Smothered Mate" involves a checkmate accomplished by trapping an opponent in his/her own pieces/formation. In other words, the king is immobilized, not so much by his vulnerability (openness) as by his protection...
What is particularly interesting (for me, anyway) was that in the simplest example (on the site I read), it was the Knight that accomplished the checkmate (the knight seems appropriate for this move because of its ability to "jump over" obstacles to reach the king). In the stories I want to write, the Knight is a symbol, particularly for Randy and his reckless Don Quixote "style of play."
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