Checkerboard first caught my eye back in March, right at the start of work-from-home orders, while I was scrolling through the sales section of Jungmaven, the California-based hemp-clothing brand.

I had a feeling the instant popularity of Netflix's The Queen's Gambit would turn everyone into a chess prodigy. A few horse tranquilizers and those of us with real, untapped talent would start seeing ...

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