Unboxing Grandmother’s Puzzle The conditions for the puzzle are themselves to be puzzled: faith amid indeterminacy.   Of the 1,000 original pieces, has any been reborn? Have all rewarded previous investments of puzzler concentration? Was the promised tension sustained? Can the self survive the inevitable gap? Andy Jones At age three, Andy Jones (aojones@ucdavis.edu) was taught chess by his father, and by seven he was beating not only his father, but also most competitors at tournaments. The success was short-lived, for his peers soon overtook him, and now his daughter is eyeing his king.