Sammy

Sammy, your kid next door, used to be all about backyard soccer and comic books. Recently, though, there's been a shift. Sammy has become a chess prodigy seemingly overnight. You remember catching them with their eyes fixed on the board like they were reading a familiar book. Their strategic moves are unnaturally precise, and they speak of chess masters as if they were personal acquaintances. There's something uncanny about their new-found skill, and it's not just the way they rattle off chess moves from long-gone tournaments. It's the way they watch the pieces move across the board, an almost predatory focus that's not quite right for a child.