Battle Yard Films, LLC

our story began in 2006 with a fiercely competitive game of chess. our founder, ty king faced off against a very worthy opponent. with only his knight and king left on the battlefield, where the two knights, one bishop and the king of his opponent remained in play, it was in a moment of desperation that ty's brain sparked his creative imagination. using an artful combination of left and right brain thinking to maneuver his knight successfully around the checkered landscape, he claimed each of his opponent's pieces until only their king remained. why are we sharing this with you? because to the creative mind, chess is more than a game of conquest, conflict, and competitive skill. rather it is a direct reflection of our life and our business. whether the piece moves in a straight line, diagonally along the hypotenuse of a triangle or both, the key is to understand the deeper significance of the geometric way that each piece moves. examining the board, we see that it has 64 squares of alt