The Chess Artist: Genius, Obsession, and the World's Oldest Game Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Chess Artist: Genius, Obsession, and the World's Oldest Game Book

n the tiny Russian province of Kalmykia, obsession with chess has reached new heights. Its leader, an eccentric million-aire named Kirsan Ilyumzhinov-ruthless dictator, alleged mur-derer, and former chess prodigy-has dedicated his impov-erished nation to the game. Exploring the obsessive hold chess exerts over its followers, Hallman examines the history and evolution of the game and the people who dedicate their lives to it. From traveling to Kalmykia to challenge a dictator to a match and touring New York's legendary chess district to crashing the Princeton Math Department game party and play-ing chess with a convicted murderer in prison, Hallman trans-forms an entertaining weaving of travelogue, journalism, and chess history into a compulsively readable narrative.Read More

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  • 0312272936
  • 9780312272937
  • J. C Hallman
  • 24 November 2003
  • Saint Martin's Press Inc.
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 352
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