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
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Summary
Journalist explores the fifteen-hundred-year history of chess from antiquity and the Middle Ages to modern Western culture. Discusses influence on military strategy, mathematics, and the arts. Provides move-by-move analyses of six famous matches including the 1851 contest between Anderssen and Kieseritzky that is dubbed the "immortal game." Explains rules. 2006
Title Details
ISBN
9780385510103
Publisher
Doubleday
Copyright Date
2006
Book number
5680180
Braille details for CELA title
Volumes
9
Braille code
EBAE
Braille producer
National Braille Press