Yiyun Chess Game

I opened my eyes and found myself in the center of the chessboard. In his ears were the self-confessions of eight voices, each claiming to be the "chosen doom". They say it's "luck" here, and the winner gets to live. But in my memory - I don't even know who I am. As they started accusing each other, I suddenly understood: On the chessboard, everyone says they are chess pieces. So... Who is the person playing chess? And why can I, the "forgotten one", see the... Entangled black threads of luck on their bodies that others cannot see? This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.