The Pitch Is My Chessboard

A master tactician, crushed by the world of professional sports, is granted a second chance at life—reborn into his younger self with a preternatural gift for strategy. He can see the game as a chessboard, viewing players not as athletes, but as pieces in a grand, unfolding war of intellect. Shunned and underestimated, he forges his own legion from society's cast-offs: a band of flawed but uniquely gifted players whose true potential only he can unlock. Together, they wage a campaign against a monolithic empire built on limitless wealth and corrupt power. This is more than a game; it's a battle of philosophies. To win, he must deploy long-laid schemes, covert allies, and devastating mind games, proving that a brilliant mind can orchestrate the downfall of kings and forge a new dynasty from the ashes.