The Immortal Game: A History of Chess

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 4 sept. 2007 - 352 pages

A fresh, engaging look at how 32 carved pieces on a Chess board forever changed our understanding of war, art, science, and the human brain.

Chess is the most enduring and universal game in history. Here, bestselling author David Shenk chronicles its intriguing saga, from ancient Persia to medieval Europe to the dens of Benjamin Franklin and Norman Schwarzkopf. Along the way, he examines a single legendary game that took place in London in 1851 between two masters of the time, and relays his own attempts to become as skilled as his Polish ancestor Samuel Rosenthal, a nineteenth-century champion. With its blend of cultural history and Shenk’s lively personal narrative, The Immortal Game is a compelling guide for novices and aficionados alike.

 

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Table des matières

Title Page
Pieces and Moves
UNDERSTANDING IS THE ESSENTIAL WEAPON
HOUSE OF WISDOM
MOVE 2
THE MORALS OF MEN AND THE DUTIES OF NOBLES AND COMMONERS
MOVE 3
MAKING MEN CIRCUMSPECT
CHUNKING AND TASKING
A VICTORIOUS SYNTHESIS
MOVES 1719
BEAUTIFUL PROBLEMS
WE ARE SHARING OUR WORLD WITH ANOTHER SPECIES ONE THAT GETS SMARTER
THE NEXT
Coda
APPENDIX I

BENJAMIN FRANKLINS OPERA
THE EMPEROR AND THE IMMIGRANT
APPENDIX II
APPENDIX III

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À propos de l'auteur (2007)

David Shenk is the nationally bestselling author of six books, including The Genius in All of Us, The Immortal Game, The Forgetting, and Data Smog. He has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Harper’s, National Geographic, Slate, NPR, and PBS, among others. He lives in Brooklyn.

Informations bibliographiques

TitreThe Immortal Game: A History of Chess
AuteurDavid Shenk
ÉditeurKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2007
ISBN0307387666, 9780307387660
Longueur352 pages
  
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