King's Gambit: A Son, A Father, and the World's Most Dangerous Game

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UPC:
9781401300975
Binding:
Hardcover
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Publication Date:
9/11/2007
Release Date:
9/11/2007
Author:
Paul Hoffman
Language:
english
Edition:
Annotated edition
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Product Overview

As a young man, Paul Hoffman was a brilliant chess player . . . until the pressures of competition drove him to the brink of madness.

In King's Gambit, he interweaves a gripping overview of the history of the game and an in-depth look at the state of modern chess into the story of his own attempt to get his game back up to master level--without losing his mind. It's also a father and son story, as Hoffman grapples with the bizarre legacy of his own dad, who haunts Hoffman's game and life.