Beginning Friday, the High Point Public Library — where Cates works in the Heritage Research Center — will display nearly 20 of his eye-catching chess sets in the main lobby.

Urva Savaliya, portraying Samrat Prithviraj, infused his chess passion into a pivotal scene against Jaichand in 'Chakravarthi Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan.' His lifelong enthusiasm for chess added ...