How We’re Channeling ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ in Prison

MIND OVER MATTER

FIELDS_LIFEINSIDE_Harlin_pierce_social_210211_1_ytcvad — Olivia Fields for The Marshall Project

Harlan Pierce is 24 years old and incarcerated in a Texas prison. Here, he writes about how he and his fellow inmate have taken to playing chess in their minds behind bars.

Published Feb. 13 2021 12:13AM EST

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How We’re Channeling ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ in Prison

Harlan Pierce is 24 years old and incarcerated in a Texas prison. Here, he writes about how he and his fellow inmate have taken to playing chess in their minds behind bars.

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