| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
217 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
Preface: The 600 million -- Kathmandu -- The Pawnishers -- One night in Bangkok -- A puzzle without solution -- No Macs -- Rough Gus -- The secret of chess -- I'd hate to be God right now, because he sees everything -- Dreams die in California -- The beach. |
| Summary |
"A globe-trotting romp through the world of ultra-competitive chess, in which the author submits himself to humiliating defeats and the tutelage of ornery mentors in his search for glory--a celebration of the purity, violence, and beauty of the game"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Chapin, Sasha.
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Chapin, Sasha -- Travel.
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| Subject(S) |
Chess players -- Canada -- Biography.
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Chess -- Tournaments.
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Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9780385545174 (hardcover) |
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