Company gathering for a game of chess? (5,7)
I believe the answer is:
board meeting
'company gathering' is the definition.
'board meeting' can be an answer for 'gathering' (board meeting is a kind of gathering). I'm unsure of the 'company' bit.
'game of chess?' is the wordplay.
'game' becomes 'board game' (board game is a kind of game).
'of chess?' becomes 'meeting' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'board'+'meeting'='BOARD MEETING'
'for a' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for board meeting that I've seen is " occasion to make firm decisions".)