28th October Self identification causes check mate


The world of chess has been  thrown into turmoil for the second tiem in less than a couple of months. First up (alledgedly) was the accusation by Magnus Carlson that rival Hans Niemman had inserted electronically controlled vibrating beads up his a%$e in order to be prompted which move to make. 

Now the world of chess is faced with perhaps an even greater threat to the very ethos of the game of strategy after the revelation that a Rook has self identified as a Queen.

Speaking to Grace Under Pressure's very own reporter with a chequered past, the rogue Rook revealed, "I've always known I was different from an early age but felt I had to conform. It was peer pressure. But I felt trapped, check mated you might say. Restricted by the confines of the game. I wasn't the real me, always forced to act straight, when I want to be free to move however I wanted to move."

"For years pawns have had the right to express gender fluidity once they crossed over to the other side of the board. Now I feel I just have to come out in a right royal flourish and announced that from now on I wish to be identified as a Queen. My pronouns will be 'your Highness / your Magesty" 

At the time of going to press Grace Under Pressure is able to confirm that this situation had generated much confusion with many chess enthusiasts unable to see it as a simple back and white issue.

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