From an interaction standpoint, I don't get why Chess is so appealing in this rp.
I would have opted for the role a rough month back, but with 'alices' gravitating towards the Hatter estate, it made no sense to play such a situational character.

Interesting but niche for the sake of the rp.

By all means, appeal to the GM when she's well enough. Consider backups characters, though, just in case.