[Download pdf ebook] The Rookie: An Odyssey through Chess (and Life)
| #1426398 in Books | Stephen Moss | 2016-11-01 | 2016-11-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.57 x37.21 x6.30l,.0 | File Name: 1408189704 | 416 pages | The Rookie An Odyssey Through Chess and Life
||13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.| Entertaining look at life as an average chess player|By Bob Probasco|The author travels around England, Europe, and the US on an odyssey to understand chess and those who play, and challenge himself to become a better player. I know, it sounds as though it might be deadly dull, but it really isn't - at least to other chess players or maybe even those who want to understand|||"Deserves to do for chess what Fever Pitch did for football" - Charles Cumming|"Chess is proverbially a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. Over the board, Stephen Moss admits that he is among the small fry, but as a writer on the
Chess was invented more than 1,500 years ago, and is played in every country in the world. Stephen Moss sets out to master its mysteries, and unlock the secret of its enduring appeal. What, he asks, is the essence of chess? And what will it reveal about his own character along the way?
In a witty, accessible style that will delight newcomers and irritate purists, Moss imagines the world as a board and marches across it, offering a mordant report on the world of...
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You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Rookie: An Odyssey through Chess (and Life) | Stephen Moss.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.