Book Specs
Binding
Trade Cloth
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Published on
Nov 1, 2007
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
0.04x0.04x1.38 Inches
Weight
1.73 Pounds
About the Book
The story of chess and how it was inexorably connected to the rise and fall of Soviet Communism. The book recounts in detail the history of the game and its players during the 20th century, and culminates with the emergence of Garry Kasparov, the last Soviet world champion.