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The Chess Artist: Genius, Obsession, and the World's Oldest Game
The Chess Artist Genius Obsession and the World's Oldest Game
Author: J. C. Hallman
In the tiny Russian province of Kalmykia, obsession with chess has reached new heights. Its leader, a charismatic and eccentric millionaire/ex--car salesman named Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, is a former chess prodigy and the most recent president of FIDE, the world's controlling chess body. Despite credible allegations of his involvement in drug running...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312272937
ISBN-10: 0312272936
Publication Date: 9/22/2003
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Probably me, not the book, but I got bogged down in all the history of chess. Did not read much of it.


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