Chess Illustrated
the game of kings
$90.98
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
13 June 2025
Summary
Chess Illustrated: A Journey Through the Royal Game
The joy of chess lies in its endless possibilities. With each move, you immerse yourself in a world of strategy, calculation and creativity. Every game presents a unique challenge, testing players’ intellect and intuition to the maximum. Chess is also known for its ornate and beautiful pieces as much as it is for strategy and tactics. Even many people who don’t play will often display a polished wooden set in their homes.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781838865191 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1838865195 |
| Series: | Chinese Bound Illustrated |
| Author: | Alastair Horne |
| Publisher: | Amber Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Amber Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 13 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.15kg |
| Dimensions: | 265mm x 196mm x 30mm |
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About The Author
Alastair Horne
Alastair Horne is a lecturer in Publishing Studies at the University of Stirling, in Scotland. The author of four previous books for Amber – Abandoned Scotland, Graves of the Great and Famous, Paris: City of Light, and London: Treasured Capital of the United Kingdom – he is currently completing a doctorate on how smartphones are changing storytelling, and a novel set in an unnamed Parisian cemetery in the early twentieth century.
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