The Immortal Game: A History of Chess Or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War,...

The Immortal Game: A History of Chess Or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War,...
ISBN-10
1400034086
ISBN-13
9781400034086
Series
The Immortal Game
Category
Games
Pages
327
Language
English
Published
2007-10
Publisher
Anchor Books
Author
David Shenk

Description

A fascinating history of chess explains how the game, its rules, and its pieces have had a profound influence on military strategy, literature, the arts, mathematics, the development of artificial intelligence, and other fields, from its origins in India around A.D. 500 to the present day. Reprint.

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