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Category Archives: chess and literature
Daniel Johnson’s "White King and Red Queen"
Daniel Johnson’s White King and Red Queen: How the Cold War was Fought on the Chessboard, reviewed quite favorably today by David Edmonds at the Times Online (with an extract) and recently by Sally Feldman (“Check Republics“) at New Humanist, … Continue reading
Karna Small Bodman
Karna Small Bodman, who worked at the White House during the Reagan administration, has two recent novels with chess-related titles. They may interest readers who enjoy political thrillers.
Review of Zugzwang (A Novel)
The Guardian reviews Ronan Bennett’s novel Zugzwang (“The great game“), which we mentioned when it was first serialized in The Observer. I was disappointed that the author felt licensed to introduce a fictional chessplayer into the famous tournament of St. … Continue reading
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Summer Reading (without a Board)
Mark Weeks offers up two excellent annotated lists of “Chess Books to Read without a Board” (one for non-fiction and one for fiction) at his About.com:Chess site. I don’t think I could improve much on his lists, though I found … Continue reading
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