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The Immortal Game: A History of Chess, or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science, and the Human Brain
The Immortal Game A History of Chess or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War Art Science and the Human Brain
Author: David Shenk
Why has one game, alone among the thousands of games invented and played throughout human history, not only survived but thrived within every culture it has touched? What is it about its thirty-two figurative pieces, moving about its sixty-four black and white squares according to very simple rules, that has captivated people for nearly 1,500 ye...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781400034086
ISBN-10: 1400034086
Publication Date: 10/2/2007
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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I pulled the book off the shelf at the library and never thought I'd actually get through the whole thing. Not only did I get through it, I wanted a copy of my own, to keep, to read again and again. No, I am not a chess nut.

In The Immortal Game, chess history, myths, and all sorts of fact are wrapped around the commentary/replaying of a actual game of chess played in 1851. Like a master weaver, Shenk creates a stunning picture of a chess and of a classic game.
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