The Mysterious Chess board It was Sunday. Soph and Kate were playing their favourite game, Chess. “I’m winning,” cheered Soph. “Oh you always win,” moaned Kate. “Do you want to play again?” Asked Soph “Ok,” said Kate. When they had got all their pieces back on the board, Soph reached out to move her pawn, but it moved itself. She turned to Kate. “I know you’re trying to win but it doesn’t mean you can cheat.” “I’m not cheating” said Kate. “I never touched your ….” But just then Kate’s pawn moved too! They tried to ignore it. Then it happened again. “I’m going to tell mum,” moaned Soph. Kate kicked the Chess board on the floor. “Silly chess board,” she huffed. Just then the floor started shaking. “Aaaaaahhhhh…help!” She cried. But it was too late. Soph came hurrying back in. “Kate, Mum says you have to…” But Kate had gone. Soph looked at the chess board on the floor. "Kaaaaaaaate” shouted Soph. Just then…. ZAP! Soph found Kate in a massive room. It had a black and white board in the middle, made up of enormous squares that a human could stand in. “It’s just like our chessboard,” shouted Soph. “Yes, so we must have to play our way across,” said Kate. “Let’s go!” they both cheered. Kate and Soph ran over to the giant chess board. The proud kings and tall queens looked much scarier close-up. Their fierce eyes looked at them nastily. “Right, what shall we do first?” asked Kate. “We are black”, explained Soph, “so we just have to wait until white takes its go”. Kate and Soph waited nervously for white to take its move. One of the opposite side’s pieces moved slowly two spaces forward. Then, it stayed very still. Kate went nervously up to the