Nuggets newcomer Aaron Gordon prefers to hold the pieces in his hands. In a pinch, he’ll settle for an online app. For at least three years running, Chess.com was among Gordon’s favorite outlets, his game away from the game. What was a childhood hobby — Gordon was in a chess club growing up — became something more permanent a few years ago after he took some consistent beatings from longtime NBA veteran Drew Gooden. “He was just whooping me,” Gordon told The Denver Post in a wide-ranging interview last week.