White king and red queen : how the Cold War was fought on the chessboard
Johnson, Daniel2007
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The story of chess and how it was inexorably connected to the rise and fall of Soviet Communism. The book recounts in detail the history of the game and its players during the 20th century, and culminates with the emergence of Garry Kasparov, the last Soviet world champion.
Main title:
White king and red queen : how the Cold War was fought on the chessboard / Daniel Johnson.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Atlantic, 2007.
Collation:
xvi, 383 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Bibliography: p. 358-366.
ISBN:
9781843546092 (hbk)
Dewey class:
794.1094709045
LC class:
GV1330
Local class:
794.109
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1053172