Chess & Checkers
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Last published Fri, Jan 16, 2026
LIFE IS CHESS, NOT CHECKERS
What happens when lifelong friends and business partners, Meerab Ahmed and Murtasim Khan, are forced into marriage by their families, for reasons unknown to both of them. How will this forced union affect their lives? Will their friendship stand the test of time or will the challenges of life prove to be fatal for their bond?
Chess and Checkers is the story of Meerab and Murtasim as they navigate through the challenges of life, together and alone and uncover secrets that hold the power to haunt them for the rest of their lives.
A MEERASIM AND TERE BIN AU
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