Chess pieces and throne placed on a glass chessboard to represent a court all on a black background. © Nancy Conley Pinkerton/shotbywomen

Wooden chess pieces on a chess board with copy space above © Tracy Smith/shotbywomen

Playing chess whilst wearing an Asian conical hat at the ChessFest, Trafalgar Square, London. UK on 17 July 2022. The festival offers the chance to play against other chess lovers & professionals, al... © Wendy Tuffin/shotbywomen

Actors playing the white King & Queen chess pieces on the giant board come forward as the winners of the game. The live chess game has been created by a human chess set to entertain at the ChessFest i... © Wendy Tuffin/shotbywomen

A professional chess player takes on the challenge of playing several games at once, moving from board to board and player to player. At the ChessFest, Trafalgar Square, London. UK on 17 July 2022. T... © Wendy Tuffin/shotbywomen

Two chess players challenging one another in the heat of the sun at the ChessFest in Trafalgar Square, London. UK on 17 July 2022. The chance to play against other chess lovers & professionals, also... © Wendy Tuffin/shotbywomen

Making a move whilst playing on the giant chess board at the Chessfest, Trafalgar Square, London. UK on 17 July 2022. The chance to play against other chess lovers & professionals, also lessons for t... © Wendy Tuffin/shotbywomen

The Kings & Queens meet after the game. The actors playing the parts of the chess pieces to entertain on a giant chess board at the ChessFest in Trafalgar Square, London. UK on 17 July 2022. The fest... © Wendy Tuffin/shotbywomen

A player making his move on the chess game as he plays the board game at the ChessFest, Trafalgar Square, London. UK on 17 July 2022. A chance to play against other chess lovers & professionals, also... © Wendy Tuffin/shotbywomen

The jester host at the re-enactment chess game with human chess pieces on a giant board as part of the entertainment at the ChessFest, Trafalgar Square, London. UK on 17 July 2022. The ChessFest offe... © Wendy Tuffin/shotbywomen

A thoughtful pose of a young girl wearing her sunhat & taking part in a chess game at the ChessFest, Trafalgar Square, London. UK on 17 July 2022. The chance to play against other chess lovers & prof... © Wendy Tuffin/shotbywomen

Two friends are enjoying a game of Connect Four near the Supersonic stage at Tempelhof Sounds Festival (Berlin), 10 June 2022. This fun activity has been provided by Berlin's Radio Eins radio stati... © Svenja Block/shotbywomen

Two rows of toy soldiers facing each other down the center of the chessboard representing a battle with some still standing and others fallen. Chess pieces place in three rows in each corner of the ch... © Nancy Conley Pinkerton/shotbywomen

Queen playing card, crown and glass pawn pieces laid out to form the number 70 on a glass chess board with a marble background. © Nancy Conley Pinkerton/shotbywomen