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White king and red queen
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- Book Synopsis
- Daniel Johnson's gripping account of the Cold War reveals that, for the Soviet Union, chess was more than just a game: it was war by another means. The game had become the national sport, taught in schools, and those with talent were moulded into champions from a young age. Soviet players dominated international competitions throughout the Cold War years. White King and Red Queen illuminates the lives and times of the players and matches at the forefront of this confrontation, from the famous 1972 encounter between American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer and Soviet champion Boris Spassky; to the struggle between anti-Communist Viktor Korchnoi and loyal Kremlin supporter Anatoly Karpov; to the emergence of Garry Kasparov, the last Soviet world champion. It offers a dramatic new perspective on the post-war struggle for supremacy between the superpowers.
- About The Author
- Daniel Johnson is the former literary editor of The Times. He has also been its comment editor and was its German correspondent at the time of fall of the Berlin Wall. Most recently he held the post of op-ed editor at the Daily Telegraph. A formidable chess player himself, Johnson's crowning achievement was the draw he once achieved with Garry Kasparov. The White King and the Red Queen is his first book.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781843546108
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books, (01 May 2008)
- Number of Pages
- 400
- Weight
- 390 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 197 x 129 x 29 mm
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