Chess Moves on Old News is titled as such to capture the dynamic of the knight (rook) in chess, as it jumps around on your beliefs on old views with a realistic view of modern thinking. With a version of the world and its all encompassing beauty as in ‘Field day’ and of a world sometimes harsh in its unfairness ‘Misused mankind’ also of life situations in our everyday happenings, the author hopes to deliver a poetic read that gives food for thought to readers who are able to see the strategic nuances that shape our thinking which leads to more interesting relationships and how we consciously, and at times unconsciously, handle them. The book starts with a poem that sets the scene with esoteric lines that offer a purview for the verses that follow, it is hoped you will enjoy reading these poems as much as the author enjoyed shaping them.