A Game Of Chess And Other Stories New Translation
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Author | : Stefan Zweig |
Publisher | : Alma Classics |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016-02-27 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781847495815 |
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When it is discovered that the reigning world chess champion, Mirko Czentovic, is on board a cruiser heading for Buenos Aires, a fellow passenger challenges him to a game. Czentovic easily defeats him, but during the rematch a mysterious Austrian, Dr B., intervenes and, to the surprise of everyone, helps the underdog obtain a draw. When, the next day, Dr B. confides in a compatriot travelling on the same ship and decides to reveal the harrowing secret behind his formidable chess knowledge, a chilling tale of imprisonment and psychological torment unfolds. Stefan Zweig's last and most famous story, 'A Game of Chess' was written in exile in Brazil and explores its author's anxieties about the situation in Europe following the rise of the Nazi regime. The tale is presented here in a brand-new translation, along with three of the master storyteller's most acclaimed novellas: Twenty-four Hours in the Life of a Woman, The Invisible Collection and Incident on Lake Geneva.
Author | : Stefan Zweig |
Publisher | : Alma Books |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2018-01-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0714547573 |
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When it is discovered that the reigning world chess champion, Mirko Czentovic, is on board a cruiser heading for Buenos Aires, a fellow passenger challenges him to a game. Czentovic easily defeats him, but during the rematch a mysterious Austrian, Dr B., intervenes and, to the surprise of everyone, helps the underdog obtain a draw. When, the next day, Dr B. confides in a compatriot travelling on the same ship and decides to reveal the harrowing secret behind his formidable chess knowledge, a chilling tale of imprisonment and psychological torment unfolds.Stefan Zweig's last and most famous story, 'The Game of Chess' was written in exile in Brazil and explores its author's anxieties about the situation in Europe following the rise of the Nazi regime. The tale is presented here in a brand-new translation, along with three of the master storyteller's most acclaimed novellas: 'Twenty-four Hours in the Life of a Woman', 'The Invisible Collection' and 'Incident on Lake Geneva'.
Author | : Stefan Zweig |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Chess players |
ISBN | : 9780714547442 |
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Author | : Stefan Zweig |
Publisher | : New York Review of Books |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 2011-12-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1590175603 |
Download Chess Story Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Chess Story, also known as The Royal Game, is the Austrian master Stefan Zweig’s final achievement, completed in Brazilian exile and sent off to his American publisher only days before his suicide in 1942. It is the only story in which Zweig looks at Nazism, and he does so with characteristic emphasis on the psychological. Travelers by ship from New York to Buenos Aires find that on board with them is the world champion of chess, an arrogant and unfriendly man. They come together to try their skills against him and are soundly defeated. Then a mysterious passenger steps forward to advise them and their fortunes change. How he came to possess his extraordinary grasp of the game of chess and at what cost lie at the heart of Zweig’s story. This new translation of Chess Story brings out the work’s unusual mixture of high suspense and poignant reflection.
Author | : Philip Sergeant |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2012-08-09 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 0486145271 |
Download Morphy's Games of Chess Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
300 games by the greatest player of all time: 54 against such masters as Anderssen, Harrwitz, Mongredien, Bird, Paulsen, and others; 52 of the best blindfold games; 52 games at odds; and 142 in consultation, informally.
Author | : Leopold Hoffer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2012-04-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Stefan Zweig |
Publisher | : Sort of Books |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2011-08-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1908745037 |
Download The Post Office Girl Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
It's the 1930s. Christine, a young Austrian woman whose family has been impoverished by the war, toils away in a provincial post office. Out of the blue, a telegram arrives from an American aunt she's never known, inviting her to spend two weeks in a Grand Hotel in a fashionable Swiss resort. She accepts and is swept up into a world of almost inconceivable wealth and unleashed desire, where she allows herself to be utterly transformed. Then, just as abruptly, her aunt cuts her loose and she has to return to the post office, where - yes - nothing will ever be the same.
Author | : Tigran Petrosian |
Publisher | : Quality Chess |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2015-06-17 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781784830021 |
Download Python Strategy Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Tigran Petrosian is a titan of chess history. All agree he was a genius of strategy, defense and sacrifice, but didn t he take too many draws? Possibly so, but when Petrosian selected and annotated his best games, that flaw disappeared, leaving only brilliance and profound chess understanding. As Garry Kasparov said: "My games with the 9th World Champion broadened my understanding of chess. Had it not been for these two defeats, I would possibly not have reached the top in chess." This book is an English translation of a Russian classic that is a favorite of many grandmasters, including Mihail Marin and Levon Aronian. A literal translation of the Russian title might be 'The Strategy of Soundness' but Python Strategy is a better fit for Petrosian s more ambitious games. As another World Champion, Max Euwe, once wrote: "Petrosian is not a tiger that pounces on its prey, but rather a python that smothers its victim."
Author | : Stefan Zweig |
Publisher | : Pushkin Press |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2013-01-29 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1782270094 |
Download Letter from an Unknown Woman and Other Stories Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
These four Stefan Zweig stories, newly translated by the award-winning Anthea Bell, are among his most celebrated and compelling work. The titular tale is a devastating depiction of unrequited love, which inspired a classic Hollywood film, directed by Max Ophüls and starring Joane Fontaine. Elsewhere in the collection, a young man mistakes the girl he loves for her sister, two erstwhile lovers meet after an age spent apart, and a married woman repays a debt of gratitude to her childhood sweetheart. Expertly paced, laced with the acutely accurate psychological detail and empathy that are Zweig's trademarks, this is a powerful addition to Pushkin's growing collection of his work.
Author | : Mikhail Tal |
Publisher | : Everyman Chess |
Total Pages | : 639 |
Release | : 1997-07-01 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1781944334 |
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Mikhail Tal, the 'magician from Riga,' was the greatest attacking World Champion of them all, and this enchanting autobiography chronicles his extraordinary career with charm and humor. Dazzling games are interspersed throughout with anecdotes and witty self-interviews, and in typically objective fashion he related both the downs and ups of his encounters. An inveterate smoker and drinker, Tal's life on the circuit was punctuated by bouts in the hospital with kidney problems, but nothing could dull his love for chess and his sheer genius on the chessboard. His illustrious tournament record, up to his death in 1992, is included here in full, along with 100 complete games and nearly as many positions. Tal's annotations in this book are a world apart from ordinary games collections. No reader could fail to be swept along by his passion and vitality as he sets the scene for an encounter and then recounts every psychological twist and turn.