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In this clever and swoonworthy YA debut from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis life s moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the heart. Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays; after the sport LED to the destruction of her family four years earlier Mallory s focus is on her mom her sisters and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on. That is until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious Kingkiller Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning Bad Boy of chess. Nolan s loss to an unknown rook-ie shocks everyone. What s even more confusing? His desire to cross pawns again. What kind of gambit is Nolan playing? The smart move would be to walk away. Resign. Game over. But Mallory s victory opens the door to sorely needed cash-prizes and despite everything she can t help feeling drawn to the enigmatic strategist.. As she rockets up the ra