CHECKMATE: The national tour of “Chess,” the...

CHECKMATE: The national tour of “Chess,” the Cold War musical, will close in May after its run at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, five months earlier than planned, after doing poorly on the road. . . . The lessening of tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union didn’t help at the box office. . . . “I’m not aware of any repercussions for us,” Center spokesman Richard Bryant said. “We’re doing it, and we’re looking forward to it.”