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    IMMORTAL GAME, THE - A HISTORY OF CHESS

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    Why has one game, alone among the thousands of games invented and played throughout human history, not only survived but thrived within every culture it has touched? What is it about its thirty-two figurative pieces, moving about its sixty-four black and white squares according to very simple rules, that has captivated people for nearly 1,500 years? Why has it driven some of its greatest players into paranoia and madness, and yet is hailed as a remarkably powerful intellectual tool? Nearly everyone has played chess at some point in their lives. Its rules and pieces have served as a metaphor for society, influencing military strategy, mathematics, artificial intelligence, and literature and the arts. It has been condemned as the devil’s game by popes, rabbis, and imams, and lauded as a guide to proper living by other popes, rabbis, and imams. Marcel Duchamp was so absorbed in the game that he ignored his wife on their honeymoon. Caliph Muhammad al-Amin lost his throne (and his head) trying to checkmate a courtier. Ben Franklin used the game as a cover for secret diplomacy.

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    ISBN9781400034086
    Pré vendaNão
    Peso393g
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    Dimensões23 x 16 x 1
    Tipo itemLivro Importado
    Número de páginas352
    Número da ediçãoREPRINT EDITION - 2007
    Código Interno502823
    Código de barras9781400034086
    AcabamentoPAPERBACK
    AutorSHENK, DAVID
    EditoraANCHOR BOOKS
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