The rookie : an odyssey through chess (and life) /
by Moss, Stephen.
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BookPublisher: London : Bloomsbury, 2017Description: 408 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781408189726 (pbk.) :; 1408189720 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 794.1 MOSSubject(s): Moss, Stephen | Chess | Chess -- History | Hobbies and Games | Hobbies and GamesSummary: Chess has been played for more than 1,500 years and is played in every country in the world. Stephen Moss sets out to master its mysteries and unlock the secret of its enduring appeal. What, he asks, is the essence of chess? And what will it reveal about his own character along the way? In a witty, accessible style that will delight newcomers and irritate purists, Moss imagines the world as a board and marches across it, offering a mordant report on the world of chess in 64 chapters - 64 of course being the number of squares on the chessboard. He alternates between 'black' chapters - where he plays, largely uncomprehendingly, in tournaments - and 'white' chapters, where he seeks advice from the current crop of grandmasters and delves into the lives of great players of the past.
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| 794.1 HAR Chess | 794.1 KUR The everything chess basics book | 794.1 LEV Basic chess : a comprehensive and jargon-free guide to the rules and tactics / | 794.1 MOS The rookie : an odyssey through chess (and life) / | 794.1 PRI The right way to play chess / | 794.109 SHE The immortal game: a history of chess | 794.12 KHE 1000 checkmate combinations |
Originally published: 2016.
Includes index.
Chess has been played for more than 1,500 years and is played in every country in the world. Stephen Moss sets out to master its mysteries and unlock the secret of its enduring appeal. What, he asks, is the essence of chess? And what will it reveal about his own character along the way? In a witty, accessible style that will delight newcomers and irritate purists, Moss imagines the world as a board and marches across it, offering a mordant report on the world of chess in 64 chapters - 64 of course being the number of squares on the chessboard. He alternates between 'black' chapters - where he plays, largely uncomprehendingly, in tournaments - and 'white' chapters, where he seeks advice from the current crop of grandmasters and delves into the lives of great players of the past.
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