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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Evitts, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Rick Griesbach play chess on the mess decks of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island during the ship's first-ever chess championship in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 26, 2011. The Makin Island is participating in Exercise Iron Fist, a bilateral training exercise off the coast of California with the Japan Self-Defense Force.

CHESS CHALLENGE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Evitts, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Rick Griesbach play chess on the mess decks of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island during the ship's first-ever chess championship in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 26, 2011. The Makin Island is participating in Exercise Iron Fist, a bilateral training exercise off the coast of California with the Japan Self-Defense Force.

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