Carl Haffner’s Love Of The Draw
Austrian author Thomas Glavinic published a book in 1999 titled Carl Haffner’s Love of the Draw. The novel is primarily a fictionalized account of the 1910 World Chess Championship match between Emanuel Lasker and Carl Schlechter. While the main character is theoretically Schlechter, his name has been changed to Carl Haffner for the purposes of the story. However, all other players (Lasker, Albin, Janowski, etc.) and most details of the match appear to be largely […]
Logical Chess, Move by Move
Logical Chess, Move by Move (Irving Chernev) – This book contains 33 well annotated chess games played by various chess masters in the years 1889 to 1945. The complexity of the games increases towards the end and the comments frequently refer back to previous games. Therefore, it is advisable to go through the games in the order they are presented, although the annotations are comprehensive enough to start with any game if you are particularly […]
The Queen’s Gambit
The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis is a novel published in 1983 that gained renewed popularity after its adaptation into a critically acclaimed television miniseries in 2020. The book delves into the psychological depth and intensity of high-level chess, making it a compelling read for both chess enthusiasts and general audiences. The story follows a young orphan named Beth Harmon, whose mother dies in an automobile accident when Beth is only eight years old. She […]
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