Strategy!

Little B took out his chess set. Simone helped him arrange the pieces on their assigned spots and, together, they worked at naming the pieces. Little B smiled appreciatively at the final result. "Okay," he said. "Today, I want to play." Simone stared at him, surprised. Usually, their foray into the world of chess ended at the game pieces being laid out properly. "Really? Okay! Which colour do you want to be?" Little B's hand reached for the black queen. "White goes first," Simone warned him. "Oh. I want to be white then," he said, deftly turning the board around...