The Immortal Game: A History of Chess - Shenk "Fantasy Chess Sets" then clear stained and polished

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The Staunton chess pieces

tips and warnings throughout the book to help the improving player

The Immortal Game: A History of Chess - Shenk "Fantasy Chess Sets" then clear stained and polishedChess is the most enduring and universal game in history. Here, bestselling author David Shenk chronicles its intriguing saga, from ancient Persia to medieval Europe to the dens of Benjamin Franklin and Norman Schwarzkopf. Along the way, he examines a single legendary game that took place in London in 1851 between two masters of the time, and relays his own attempts to become as skilled as his Polish ancestor Samuel Rosenthal, a nineteenth century