In this clever and swoonworthy YA debut from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis,lifeΓÇÖs 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 earlierMalloryΓÇÖs focus is on her momher sistersand the dead-end job that keeps the lights on. That isuntil she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious ΓÇ£KingkillerΓÇ¥ Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning Bad Boy of chess. NolanΓÇÖs loss to an unknown rook-ie shocks everyone. WhatΓÇÖs 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 MalloryΓÇÖs victory opens the door to sorely needed cash-prizes and despite everythingshe canΓÇÖt help feeling drawn to the enigmatic strategist…. As she rockets up the ranksMallory struggles to keep her family safely separated from the game that wrecked it in the first place. And as her love for the sport she so desperately wanted to hate begins to rekindleMallory quickly realizes that the games arenΓÇÖt only on the boardthe spotlight is brighter than she imaginedand the competition can be fierce (-ly attractive. And intelligentΓǪand infuriatingΓǪ)