chesspolitik: (Scruff)
As Anatoly slowly made his way back to the land of the conscious, the only coherent thought he could muster was that he hurt. His head, his shoulders - every muscle in his body ached and he couldn't quite remember why. He had a vague sense of something happening, something terrible, but the more he tried to fish it out from the depths of his mind, the less tangible the memory was.

His eyes fluttered open and he gasped as he saw nothing but stone. He tried to move and discovered both his hands and feet were tied. He turned his head here and there, but at the angle he was sitting, he could see nothing but shadows. It seemed no matter which way he looked, he was trapped.
chesspolitik: (The Grandmaster in Repose)
Thus far, Anatoly's impression of Smallville was rather favorable. Sure, he'd literally woken up with nothing, not even a stitch to his name, but that was a minor detail in the grand scheme of things. Even the unwelcome surprise of Lionel Luthor wasn't enough to make him prefer Bangkok again or even, God forbid, Moscow.

Left to his own devices for the moment, Anatoly gravitated to the study. As vast and full of intriguing collections as the place was, the only object of interest was the chess board by the fire. It was clearly a very old and fine set and just cried out for further examination.

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Anatoly Valeriovich Sergievsky

The Grandmaster

Who needs a dream?
Who needs ambition?
Who'd be the fool
In my position?
Once I had dreams
Now they're obsessions
Hopes became needs
Lovers possessions

-- Where I Want To Be (Chess)

The Crazy Wheel

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