The Immortal Game: A History of Chess, or How 32 Carved Piec

GOOD MORNING AMERICA - Monday, September 4th, 10:45 a.m. EST


David Shenk's new book, The Immortal Game, discusses chess history from varying realms of the human mind. Throughout the book, the author weaves in an out a game titled "The Immortal Game" played between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kierseritzky in London, 1851. This is the first time a non-chessplayer attempted to write a most enticing and informative account of the game. No other chess history book (written for the general reader) relies on some of the world's prestigious researchers for historical analysis. Not only is it intended for the general reader but David adds a little personal touch to the book which later on one will find out that an ancestor of his was a well-known chess master! From Caliph Muhammad al-Amin of the Abbasid Empire to Marcel Duchamp to war and Garry Kasparov and computers, psychology and Artificial Intelligence, Mr. Shenk, no doubt has offered a well-written book that can be enjoyed by everyone. Towards the end, the author includes a Coda quotes his sources with notes, Appendix I, II, & III, includes a nice bibliography and an acknowledgement section. For only $17.16 (Amazon) it doesn't get any better than this!


Value 10/10
Accurate 9/10
Orignality 10/10
Overall 9.9/10

Recommend it? Yes




Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: DoubleDay (September 5, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN: 0385510101

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[rogerv11967]

Chess is Best Board Game.

[StellarTemple]

Not only did he move the black piece first, but the board isnt even set up properly. The pieces are supposed to be set up so that the kings rook starts on the white corner square. If you notice, they have the kigns rook starting on the black corner square. tsk tsk tsk... :P

[raoulhery]

are u nuts!! theyre is dumb people on both sides!! you are a example of ignorance and closed minded! your chess elo must be like 800

[yumagetbullet]

i learned chess then i was about 7-8 years old. i don't remember,. but about that time. now i rarely play chess :(, last time i played was with friend in school. we had all day free so we found chess and played it all day :)

[Dyers88]

i've read this book..it's amazing

[jimdroberts]

I have read his book and must say that it is really good. Thoroughly recommend it.

[vibovitold]

perhaps that's some more politically correct version of chess ;)

[RussellsParadox]

But on the plus side, we can speak English better than you.

...actually, I take that back.

[vibovitold]

generally people are stupid, i mean, there's obviously more stupid people than wise people, little surprise here i think. why would Americans make an exception?

[villianousjester]

too legit to quit.

[q1ax]

I started Playing chess ever since i was 8 and now i can see how many american people out their that cant even think logic they are such retard all they do is watching TV listen to music the latest celebrity and all those ipod iphone and stuff, really i have no interest in non of these stuff.

[ytmndman]

Then explain Paul Morphy and Bobby Fischer