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The Rookie An Odyssey Through Chess And Life Stephen Moss

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

File Extension: AZW3

File size: 1.37 MB

Author: Stephen Moss

ISBN: 9781408189726, 1408189720

Language: English

Year: 2016

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The Rookie An Odyssey Through Chess And Life Stephen Moss by Stephen Moss 9781408189726, 1408189720 instant download after payment.

Chess was invented more than 1,500 years ago, 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. It is both a history of the game and a
kind of "Zen and the Art of Chess"; a practical guide and a self-help
book: Moss's quest to understand chess and become a better player is
really an attempt to escape a lifetime of dilettantism. He wants to
become an expert at one thing. What will be the consequences when he
realises he is doomed to fail? Moss travels to Russia and the US -
hotbeds of chess throughout the 20th century; meets people who knew
Bobby Fischer when he was growing up and tries to unravel the enigma of
that tortured genius who died in 2008 at the inevitable age of 64; meets
Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen, world champions past and present;
and keeps bumping into Armenian superstar Levon Aronian in the gents at
tournaments. He becomes champion of Surrey, wins tournaments in Chester
and Bury St Edmunds, and holds his own at the famous event in the Dutch
seaside resort of Wijk aan Zee (until a last-round meltdown), but too
often he is beaten by precocious 10-year-olds and finds it hard to
resist the urge to punch them. He looks for spiritual fulfilment in the
game, but mostly finds mental torture.