There are 11 references to 'chess' in general in the Qrumbs.

LEARN CHESS
was more like a command then a 'why not?'.

SO, after a year of watching at least one chess match a day I have discerned one thing. A vast majority of games end up in a draw. Here is a good example, watch it if you want I will not embed it. [link to www.youtube.com (secure)]

How does this/these draws come about? It is mainly through attrition. Once enough pieces are lost and the pawn structure is similar for both sides (ie there are no pawn islands) with the ability for either side to play it through to the bitter end, intelligent players will declare a draw.

So what else does Q state?
THESE PEOPLE ARE STUPID

Extrapolate on that. If the battle behind the scenes is being played out, and, this sucks to have to say, your opponent is too stupid to know when to quit, you have to play this game to the very end. There is no draw. Which Q has iterated already with 'NO DEALS'.

NO DEALS can be vague. 'Yes you are going to jail, your wealth removed, and you get to get ass raped by bubba in Gitmo, but hey, he?, it's better then swinging from a rope right?'. Is that a 'DEAL'? I dunno...I'd take the rope myself.

So keep your eyes open, the agents of Sauron are running willy-nilly about the land in some last desperate hope that Frodo and the Ring are in Shelobs lair, just waiting to be found but....meh, he's wrestling Gollum right now and about to lose his finger, and the ring, into Mt Doom. Cheerio!

And May God Bless us All.