K is for Knights and Kings

From the Dictionary of Fearless Gaming.

Photo by Piotr Makowski on Unsplash

My pop taught me chess when I was in 1st grade. It was one of his favorite games, and he wanted someone to play with. He never let me win. I cheated one game, you know, swapped pieces when he walked away —as a 1st grader might. He continued to play as if he didn’t know - but the rest of that game was brutal! When I los…