On The Front Line Of A Frozen Conflict In Nagorno-Karabakh

AGDAM, NAGORNO-KARABAKH - APRIL 21: Members of the armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh play checkers using a chess set at their post along the line of contact with Azerbaijani forces in the eastern direction on April 21, 2015 near the town of Agdam, Nagorno-Karabakh. Since signing a ceasefire in a war with Azerbaijan in 1994, Nagorno-Karabakh, officially part of Azerbaijan, has functioned as a self-declared independent republic and de facto part of Armenia, with hostilities along the line of contact between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan occasionally flaring up and causing casualties. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)