 Tantor Audio, a division of recorded books, presents Queens Gambit by Bradley Harper, narrated by Danielle Cohen. Prologue. St. Petersburg, Russia. Tuesday, March 1st, 1881. Mid-afternoon. Victor shivered in the afternoon sunlight, both from the cold and his mounting excitement. Though the sky was cloudless so close to the Arctic Circle, the steady north wind prevented the sun's feeble rays from having much effect. The snow was nearly a meter high along the sides of the road as he and Sophia walked up and down the sidewalk beside the Catherine Canal, stomping their feet and huddling deep within their thick woolen coats as they Sample complete. Ready to continue?