“It's like chess, you know. The Queen saves the King.”

“… her queen danced like a flame in the wind, and the mercurial king like the weight at the center of the earth…”

“Chess is not Mathematics, where ten is always more than one; in chess the King with a pawn can beat opponent's King with all pieces if they are placed badly.”

“He who fears an isolated Queen's Pawn should give up Chess.”

“The queen!" someone shouted in alarm, and the King erupted like a wild animal caught in a snare.”

“In the afternoon, the king and queen sat to hear the business of their kingdom. At least, the queen sat to hear the business; Costis was still not sure what the king was doing.”

“Oh -- who's the Queen?"

"Her, of course. The White Queen. You're just like Alice, you know. Down the rabbit hole with the Mad Hatter.”

“Chess is all about getting the king into check, you see. It's about killing the father. I would say that chess has more to do with the art of murder than it does with the art of war.”

“The wife of a king is well known as the queen. But the queen's husband is mostly scorned to the title of prince.”

“You know, even more than playing chess, I dislike dealing with self-righteous chess players.”