I wish people would stop making ridiculous kneejerk guesses that bear no relation to the clue. Please leave the answering to those who know what they're talking about!
Easy mistake to make in this case Quizmonkey. People could have read this as two different questions and Checkmate may have seemed a good answer as it is the name of a novel.
I was under the impression anyone could give suggestions as to the answers then the question setter could take which answer he/she thought wa sappropiate
Did not think it had to be an expert who gave answers