Living in the city, one often feels like a pawn at the mercy of crowds, subway conductors, the noisy neighbors upstairs. Last weekend, on New York's Lower East Side, this metaphor took on new life when a few dozen people were pawns - and rooks, knights, and queens. They were pieces in a life-size game of urban chess conceived by artist Sharilyn Neidhard. Next Big Thing contributor Matt Power moved among them as they took orders by cell phone from two players at a remote site. Produced by Amanda Aronczyk with Laura Starecheski.