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What chess book (novel type) would u recommend?

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31st March 2008, 05:00pm
#1
by Masky
Montreal Canada
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 80

So nothing to do with openings, tactics or any of that.
Just a good read. I see there is a few, like "This crazy world of chess", "Bobby Fischer Goes to War : How A Lone American Star Defeated the Soviet Chess Machine"...

anything worth recommending? 


31st March 2008, 05:17pm
#2
by DeepGreene
Vancouver Canada
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 214

On the murder-mystery side, you might enjoy The Flanders Panel.  I personally didn't like the ending much, but the premise of the whole thing is pretty darn interesting.


1st May 2008, 07:07am
#3
by MrDigits
United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 1

Nabokov wrote one that you might like -- in terms of literary stuff -- called  'The Luzhin Defense'.  No guarantee expressed or implied, though.


1st May 2008, 08:55am
#4
by RookHouse
Ohio United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 78

The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis is a decent read.  I did a review of it on my blog at http://www.rookhouse.com/blog/?p=129

 King's Gambit by Paul Hoffman is an awesome book as well.

 

 


 

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