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One of the world's most highly regarded strategists uses his mastery of the world's most ancient and subtle game to show readers how chess's tools can make them more successful in business and in life. How Life Imitates Chess is a primer on how to think, make decisions, prepare strategies and...

A real life Queen’s Gambit, this captivating memoir tells the story of one of the most renowned women in chess history, Susan Polgar, taking on a sexist establishment and rewriting the rules of what women could achieve against the oppressive backdrop of Cold War Eastern Europe. Born to a poor...

Jennifer Shahade, a two-time US Women's Chess Champion, spent her teens and twenties travelling the world playing chess. Tournaments have taken her from Istanbul to Moscow, and introduced her to players from Zambia to China. In this ultra male-dominated sport, Jennifer found shocking sexism, as well as an incredible history of the top female players that has often been ignored. But she also found friendships, feminism and hope. Through her own story, as well as in-depth profiles of pioneers of the game, Jennifer invites us into the extremely competitive world of chess.

ഭാരതത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ആദ്യ ലോക ചെസ്സ് ചാമ്പ്യനായ വിശ്വനാഥ് ആനന്ദിന്റെ ആത്‌മകഥ. ഒരു സാധാരണക്കാരനിൽ നിന്നും ചെസ്സ് ലോകത്തിലെ പടവുകൾ ഓരോന്നായി കീഴടക്കി വിജയം നേടിയ വിശ്വനാഥ് ആനന്ദിന്റെ ജീവിതം ഓരോ വായനക്കാരനും പുതിയ ഉൾക്കാഴ്ചകൾ നൽകുന്നു. ജീവിതത്തിലെ ദുര്‍ഘടവും സങ്കീർണതകളും നിറഞ്ഞ ഘട്ടങ്ങൾ ചതുരംഗകളത്തിനു തുല്യമായതിനാൽ ബുദ്ധിപരവും സൂക്ഷ്മവുമായ കരുനീക്കങ്ങൾ രണ്ടിലും ഒരുപോലെ അനിവാര്യമാണെന്നു ഈ കൃതി വായനക്കാരനെ ബോധ്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു. ആദ്യാവസാനം ആവേശം നിറഞ്ഞ തന്റെ ഐതിഹാസികമായ പോരാട്ടങ്ങൾ വിശ്വനാഥ് ആനന്ദ് സ്വന്തം വാക്കുകളിലൂടെ വിവരിക്കുന്പോള്‍ ചെസ്സ് ലോകത്തിലെ വിസ്മയലോകത്തിലേക്ക് വായനക്കാരും കടന്നെത്തുന്നു.

Invisible Chess: A podcast dedicated to blindfold Chess & visualisation Whether you're already an experienced blindfoldista or are brand new to this; whether you're a relative chess beginner or maybe even a master - this is a podcast that will have something for you. HOST: I'm Jonathan (GetBentLarsent on chess websites). I've been a serious chess player for 35 years, for several years a fulltime professional chess coach and a longtime fan of playing chess without sight of the board and pieces. INVISIBLE CHESS: This podcast will give you training exercises and materials; techniques and ...

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Combining the soul-baring confessional of Brain on Fire and the addictive storytelling of The Queen’s Gambit, a renowned puzzle creator’s compulsively readable memoir and history of the crossword puzzle as an unexpected site of women’s work and feminist protest. The indisputable “queen...

A classic account of courage, integrity, and most of all, belonging In 1977, Natan Sharansky, a leading activist in the democratic dissident movement in the Soviet Union and the movement for free Jewish emigration, was arrested by the KGB. He spent nine years as a political prisoner, convicted...