Project Gutenberg 2020-11-07 Public domain in the USA. 477 Goodman, Kenneth Sawyer 1883 1918 14010476 The Game of Chess: A Play in One Act Adrian Mastronardi, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Game of Chess: A Play in One Act" by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman is a theatrical drama written in the early 20th century, specifically in the years leading up to World War I. This play explores themes of power, identity, and the nature of life and death through the metaphor of a chess game. The dialogue-driven piece encompasses the nuances of the human condition and the political tensions of class struggles. The story unfolds in a richly decorated room where two characters, Alexis Alexandrovitch and Boris Ivanovitch Shamrayeff, partake in a tense game of chess. While playing, Alexis engages Boris in a philosophical conversation that reveals the complex dynamics of their relationship and the larger societal issues at play, rooted in class conflict and revolutionary fervor. As the dialogue deepens, the stakes escalate beyond the chessboard when Boris, an agent of the revolutionary party, confronts Alexis, a nobleman, about killing him. The play delves into themes of duality and self-awareness, culminating in a dramatic twist where the lines between predator and prey, as well as the notions of justice and vengeance, are disturbingly blurred. Ultimately, it highlights the absurdity and gravity of their situation, leaving both characters in a deadly game where survival and truth hang in the balance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en One-act plays American drama -- 20th century PS Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 66311 2025-07-25T08:49:22.191885 text/html 42844 2024-10-18T08:00:39 text/html 277972 2025-07-25T08:49:24.929901 application/epub+zip 276692 2025-07-25T08:49:22.964901 application/epub+zip 104237 2025-07-25T08:49:22.548899 application/epub+zip 546656 2025-07-25T08:49:26.538857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533284 2025-07-25T08:49:24.650868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529579 2022-09-28T17:51:30.764208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46890 2025-07-25T08:49:21.855903 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26876 2024-10-18T08:00:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16069 2025-07-25T08:49:26.679857 application/rdf+xml 9297 2025-07-25T08:49:22.713896 image/jpeg 1334 2025-07-25T08:49:22.633890 image/jpeg 337884 2025-07-25T08:49:22.208892 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog