Dec. 2—HIGH POINT — When most people see a chess set, they see the individual pieces — the king and queen, the bishops, the knights, the rooks and the pawns. When Larry Cates sees a chess set, he sees ...

If, like just about everyone else, you watched The Queen’s Gambit last fall, then a new listing in Calabasas may appeal to you. It’s a sprawling home designed to resemble over-the-top Italian villas, ...