White King and Red Queen

RRP: £22.00

Publisher: ATLANTIC BOOKS

Publication Date : 08/11/2007

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

The long awaited first book from Daniel Johnson about the history of chess during the Cold War. It details the players during the 20th Century and culminates with the emergence of Garry Kasparov. This was a remarkable period when chess matches were front-page news and captured the world's imagination.

Publisher's description:

The Cold War was enacted in multiple arenas: military coalitions, espionage, an arms race, many proxy wars - and chess. Those 64 squares may seem an unlikely battleground, but chess played an enormous role in this psychological war. This history reveals chess as the perfect metaphor for political and military confrontation.

ISBN: 9781843546092