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The chessboard is inspired by the Partita a Scacchi di Marostica, a biennial historical reenactment held in the Piazza degli Scacchi (Piazza Castello) in Marostica, in the province of Vicenza. The Live Chess Game stages a legend set in 1454: two young nobles vie for the hand of Lionora, the castellan’s daughter—not through a duel, but through a noble game of chess. The modern event, formal...