Cindy Ann Pedersen

Cindy Ann Pedersen

The Pathological Chess Game

The Game You Never Knew You Were Playing

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Cindy Ann Pedersen
Feb 01, 2025
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Chess is a game of strategy, foresight, and power. Every piece has a role, every move is calculated, and the ultimate goal is control. In an ideal game, each player operates within the same rules, with logic and skill determining the victor. But what if one player doesn’t care about fairness? What if they rewrite the rules mid-game, cheat when it suits …

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