You're right, it’s a quiet drama unfolding on a board, a story that never stops writing itself. Each pawn, knight, queen, they all have their own arcs, their own agency, and the king is the reluctant protagonist that everyone hopes will survive. In a way, the game is a map of choices and consequences, a narrative that only makes sense once you’ve watched a few rounds and started to notice the patterns that give each move its weight. So yes, the board is a stage and the pieces are actors, but the true narrative is the relationship between their motives and the silence that surrounds every move.