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Beyond the Chess Board: Eight Dramas Larger Than the Game

Beyond the Chess Board: Eight Dramas Larger Than the Game

Runge, Morten

Paperback

Chess

PREORDER - Expected ship date October 16, 2027

ISBN10: 1476659206
ISBN13: 9781476659206
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Oct 16 2027
Pages: 133
Height: 0.27 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Though not famous for its drama, the world of chess has seen many matches whose implications extended well beyond the board. Covering more than a century of games, this unique history explores how chess has touched every corner of our society. Each chapter begins with a single move and two opponents locked across the board: a young Vera Menchik defying a male rival; Hans Niemann taking on Magnus Carlsen; Garry Kasparov staring down the impassive Deep Blue. In these defining games, chess becomes a lens on power and gender, war and geopolitics, love and betrayal, cheating and artificial intelligence. Blending narrative history with cultural insight, this book makes chess accessible to readers regardless of their knowledge of the rules. These games touch on history, psychology, and the enduring drama of intellect in competition, offering a vivid look at what chess reveals about the society around it.

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