TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hazelwood,Ali
TI  - Check & mate
SN  - 9780593698440
PY  - 2023///
CY  - New York
PB  - G.P. Putnam's Sons
KW  - Chess
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Chess players
KW  - Sports rivalries
KW  - Dysfunctional families
KW  - Interpersonal relations
KW  - Family problems
KW  - Young adult fiction
KW  - Romance fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Novels
N1  - Ages 14 years and up; G.P. Putnam's Sons
N2  - After chess led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory Greenleaf's focus is a dead-end job that keeps the lights on for her mother and sisters. When she plays in a charity tournament and wipes the board with current world champion Nolan Sawyer, the victory opens the door to sorely needed cash prizes. Mallory struggles to keep her family separated from the game, but she soon realizes that the games aren't only on the board. The spotlight is hotter, and the competition can be fierce ... and fiercely attractive ... -- adapted from back cover
ER  -