Lucy Butler of the Bektashi Order from the graphic novel Necron wearing black leather sits on a throne made of rhodonite. Before her are hum...

Ah chess. It's a game of… strategy. Two men enter (or two women, or one woman and one man, or maybe there are kids?), and vie for mental dominance by moving small statues across a field of squares. Only one may emerge victorious from the struggle, unless there's a draw, in which case yawnsville. Okay, forget draws, let's focus on the titanic struggle of minds, the manipulation of board control, the sacrifice of pawns to draw out the opponent, the brilliant end game strategy.