When she picked up the knight the sense of its power in the board.
I personally believe that the book is always better than the TV show no matter what. And then I encountered this book. I made this mistake of watching the show first and THEN reading the book. However, I would argue that this is one of the rare books that I would actually suggest watching the show instead of reading the book. Unless you can visualize a chess board in your head, it's pretty hard to keep up with. The story itself is stunning and moving but the long chess matches can leave you feeling confused.