When control is returned to the player, a chess piece is left where the evocative object once stood.

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This would go a long way in reassuring Warsaw that U.S. interests in Poland are long-term and diverse and that the United States does not only see Poland as a chess piece in a wider geopolitical game against Moscow.

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Falling behind forces a greater willingness to take chances, whether it's sacrificing an important piece in chess or betting big on a poker bluff.

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You just have to move a different piece on the chess board and see what happens.

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Cyr's complaint was filed Wednesday afternoon, but it's just a small piece in the larger chess game between Palin and the Republican state Legislature.

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