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    Modern Chess Fiction

    April 1, 2021

    In 1951 Kester Svendsen, a professor of English literature at the University of Oklahoma, published “Chess Fiction in English to 1945, a bibliography”.

    It contained no fewer than 553 entries, ranging alphabetically from Samuel H. Adams's “Banner by the Roadside” (1944) to Stefan Zweig's “The Royal Game” (also 1944), and going all the way back to William Caxton's “The Right Pleasant and Goodlie Historie of the Four Sons of Aymon” (1489).

    Douglas Bett’s Annotated Bibliography of Chess Works Published in the English Language 1850-1968 [1974] has Section 44 – Chess in Fiction. There are 165 entries, with only one as recent as 1965.

    There is a Facebook group called Chess Book Collectors. One member, the Swiss, Jean-Marc Horber, recently published a small slide show of his collection of books on chess fiction. It can be seen at:

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/206305099539809?fref=nf

    Scan down the page to find his photos

    and he is at:

    https://www.facebook.com/jeanmarc.horber

    The main point is that we have a genuine collector who has carefully selected modern works of chess fiction (from the past 50 years) and let us see the collection.

    I have transcribed the titles, authors and publishers and put them on to an excel spreadsheet. These are listed below.

    To ensure accuracy, I checked each book and found, much to my amazement, that they were almost available at either amazon.ca or the sites of the French, German and Italian branches.

    This list then becomes for the collector and reader a modern list of chess fiction. If a title is given in one language, it is almost certainly available in English translation somewhere. A couple of hours study will repay anyone who enjoys chess literature.

    I am interested in hearing from anyone about specific titles in the list and their experience with them.
    Adding other works can be enjoyable work to be undertaken at a later date.
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    Chess Fiction in the collection of Jean-Marc Horber Publisher
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    1 Suskind, Patrick - Ein Kampf Diogenes
    2 Zemsky, Kenneth Knight to King 4 Grace Notes
    3 Bouchard, Jean-Francois Sombre tango d'un maître d'échecs Max Milo
    4 Waterman, Andrew The Poetry of Chess Anvil
    5 Magnus, Ariel Die Schachspieler von Buenos Aires Kiwi
    6 Bulthaupt, Freerk Öffnungen: Die Lebenszüge des Schachmeisters Greco Ate
    7 Geilmann, Ulrich Portrait des Meisters Der Schachtherapeut
    8 Josten, Gerhard Aljechins Gambit Verlag Helmut Ladwig
    9 Nicols, Léon Le dernier prophète Presses Litera
    10 Ogawa, Yoko Schwimmen mit Elefanten Liebeskind Verlagsbhdlg
    11 Burton, Jeffrey Der Schachspieler Heyne Taschenbuch
    12 Bauhaus, Ben Bullet Schach Egmont Lyx
    13 K-Fehrmann, Meike Kakerlaken Schach Books on Demand
    14 Donoghue John The Death's Head Chess Club Picador;
    15 Grozdanovitch, Denis La vie rêvée du joueur d'échecs Grasset
    16 Swami, Om La vie est un jeu d'échecs Fleurus
    17 Adelmann, Dieter Montags-Schach Books on Demand
    18 Tammet, Daniel Mishenka les arenas
    19 Klass, David Siegen kann tödlich sein Freies Geistesleben GmbH
    20 Kraai, Jesse Lisa Zugzwang Press
    21 Maurensig, Pablo Il Gioco Degli Dei Einaudi
    22 Maurensig, Pablo Teoria delle ombre Adelphi
    23 Maurensig, Pablo L'Ultima Traversa Edizioni Theoria
    24 Hoffman, Paul King's Gambit Hachette
    25 Hansen, Brooks The Chess Garden Star Pine Books
    26 Smith, William Kent Incident at the Sicilian Dragon Players Press
    27 Goldowsky, Howard (ed) Masters of Technique Mongoose Press
    28 Dubois, Jennifer Das Leben ist groß Aufbau Verlag
    29 Keckhut, John The Dublin Pawn Norton
    30 Losfeld, Joelle Échec et mat: Une anthologie de nouvelles policières Editions Joelle Losfeld
    31 Braun, Yakov Le Gambit du diable Cherche midi
    32 Martinez, Guillermo Roderers Eroffnung Eichborn Verlag
    33 Delman, David The Last Gambit St. Martin's Press
    34 Zelman, Anita The Right Moves St. Martin's Press
    35 Nav, Jean Gerard Le Dilemme de Pelikan Editions L'Harmattan
    36 Coggins, Mark The Immortal Game CreateSpace Independent Publishing
    37 Chesbro, George King's Gambit Apache Beach Pubs
    38 Leonhardt, Henrike Der Taktmesser: Johann Nepomuk Mälzel Kellner
    39 Walsh, Rodolfo Die Augen des Verräters Rotpunktverlag
    40 Eddine, Ilf Dernière ronde elyzed
    41 Truzzi, Marcello (ed) Chess in Literature Avon
    42 Dormond, Sabine Les Parricides Bsn Press
    43 Kosztolonyi, Dezso Schachmatt: Novellen Corvina
    44 Edlinger, Karl Andreas Matt in sieben Zügen: Schachgeschichten aus 12 Ländern P. Neff
    45 Boito, Arrigo Le Fou noir suit de Le Poing fermé mille et une nuits
    46 Zweig, Stefan Schachnovelle lulu.com
    47 Malzberg, Barry Tactics of Conquest Hachette
    48 Hood, David Schach und Matt Droemer Knaur
    49 Chang, Shi-Kuo Chess King Aslaplac Books
    50 Lieber, Fritz A Pail of Air Aeonian Pr
    51 Mark, Ted Sex Mates of a Chess Mistress Dell
    52 Murphy, Warren & Cochran, M Grandmaster Forge Books
    53 Perez-Reverte, Arturo Le Tableau du maître flamand Livre de Poche
    54 Klein, Gerard Le Gambit des étoiles Marabout
    55 Guenter, C. H. Wotans Rache Taschenbuch
    56 Saberhagen, Fred (ed) Pawn to Infinity Ace Books
    57 Leiber, Fritz The Change War Gregg Press
    58 Watson, Ian Queenmagic, Kingmagic Immanion
    59 Forster, R. & Steffan, U. Auf die Dame kommt es an - Schachgeschicten Unionsverlag
    60 Unamuno, Miguel de Don Sandalio, Chess player De Gruyter
    61 Krystufek, Peter Das flambierte Schachspiel Beyer Verlag
    62 Krystufek, Peter Die Lustilinge Vom Schwarz - Weissen Brett Munster International
    63 Ellinger, Dr. Hans Tübinger Beiträge zum Thema Schach Promos
    64 Weil, Bernd Schach dem Teufel Books on Demand
    65 Meras, Iccokas Remis für Sekunden Aufbau Verlag
    66 Herbstman, Alexander Das Geheimnis des Schwarzen Königs Sportverlag
    67 Kotov, Alexander Belye i chernye Russkii shakhmatnyi dom
    68 Chapin, Sasha All the Wrong Moves McClelland and Stewart
    69 Lovejoy, David Moral Victories Echo Publications
    70 Dupuy-Mazuel, H. Der Schachspieler Knaur
    71 Lasker, Emanuel Wie Wanja Meister wurde Eine Erzaehlung aus der Schachwelt Exzelsior Verlag
    72 Stassi, Fabio Die Letzte Partie Kein + Aber
    73 Keyes, Frances Parkinson The Chess Players Fawcett Crest
    74 Nikula, Reiner Tödliches Schach grafit
    75 Nabokov, Vladimir Lushins Verteidigung Rowohlt Taschenbuch
    76 Thirion, Jean-Benoit Contes de L'Echiquier Plein Chant
    77 Gohler, Antje Balcke oder Der hypermoderne Prometheus Regenbrecht Verlag
    78 Martini, Christiane Die venezianische Schachspielerin Piper Taschenbuch
    79 Bunje, Dirk Der Schachspieler und andere skurrile Geschichten Books on Demand
    80 Wieteck, Helmut Das mächtige Spiel Dreier
    To be continued
    Last edited by Wayne Komer; Thursday, 1st April, 2021, 10:31 PM.

  • #2
    Modern Chess Fiction

    April 1, 2021

    Modern Chess Fiction (continued)

    Pawn to Infinity was discussed before:

    https://forum.chesstalk.com/forum/ch...ion#post178212

    as was The Death’s Head Chess Club

    https://forum.chesstalk.com/forum/ch...-john-donoghue

    81 Korth, Manfred Gardez!. Roman um einen Schachbesessenen Frieling Verlag
    82 Weyand, Kai Schiefer eröffnet spanisch Wallstein Verlag
    83 Ellison, James Master Prim Macdonald and Co
    84 Maurensig, Paolo The Luneburg Variation Farrar Straus & Giroux
    85 Trevis, Walter The Queen's Gambit Vintage
    86 Plockinger, Othmar Die Abenteuer eines Bauern auf dem Schachbrett Berenkamp Verlag
    87 Premcand, Munshi Die Schachspieler -
    88 Sery, Patrick Le maitre et le scorpion Flammarion
    89 Hort, Vlastimil Schwarz weiße Erzählungen Barenhort Verlag
    90 Hort, Vlastimil My chess stories newinchess
    91 Moss, Stephen The Rookie: An Odyssey through Chess (and Life) Wisden
    92 Gavin, Thomas KingKill Random House
    93 Griffiths, John The Memory Man Putnam Pub Group
    94 Rezvani Fous d'echecs Actes Sud
    95 Wolf, Thomas Schachmatt aus Leidenschaft Books on Demand
    96 Glyn, Anthony The Dragon Variation Simon and Schuster
    97 Lysiak, Waldemar Schach dem Kaiser Hoffmann & Campe
    98 Leithauser, Brad Hence Knopf
    99 Baldi, Alexander (trans) Das Schachgedicht des Hieronymus Vida Heiten
    100 Kochanowski, Jan Das Schachspiel Edition Rugerup
    101 Padilla, Ignacio Shadow Without a Name Picador
    102 Lohr, Robert Der Schachautomat Piper
    103 Glavinic, Thomas Carl Haffners Liebe zum Unentschieden Deutscher Taschenbuch
    104 Henrichs, Bertina Die Schachspielerin Atlantik Verlag
    105 Parker, Peter Tatwaffe Königsspringer Rau
    106 Hochberg, Burt (ed) 64-Square Looking Glass Times Books
    107 Hallman, J.C. The Chess Artist St. Martin's Press
    108 Stryker, Dev Endgame Forge
    109 Peyton, Richard (ed) Sinister Gambits Souvenir Press
    110 Matanovic, Aleksandar Schach ist Schach Chess Informant
    111 Crothers, Tim The Queen of Katwe Penguin Random
    112 Gerrold, David Chess with a Dragon Avon
    113 Soltis, Andy Los Voraces 2019 McFarland
    114 Sawaski, James The Chess Team (A Novel) Luniverse
    115 Yaffe, Charles Alekhine's Anguish: A Novel of the Chess World McFarland
    116 Hetzel, Pierre-Jules La Tour, prends garde Hachette
    117 Cheng, Ah Three Kings New Directions
    118 Knight, N. and Guy, W. King, Queen and Knight: Chess Anthology St. Martin's Press
    119 Bennett, Ronan Zugzwang Bloomsbury
    120 Berchtold, Jacques Echiquiers d'Encre Le jeu d'échecs et des lettres (XIXe-XXe s.) Droz
    121 Vollmar, Eduard Schachparodien von Goethe vis Bertolt Brecht Selbstverlag
    122 Caris, John Reality Inspector Westgate House
    123 Malaplate & Maray, Ch.D. Adventuriers du Jeu Royal Echecs International
    124 Durrenmatt, Friedrich Der Schachspieler Officina Ludi
    125 Seidel, J and Jaket, Uwe Marisa: Eine Traumgeschichte in schwarz und weiss Gunther, Wolfgang
    126 Editors Modern Short Story Classics of Suspense Reader's Digest
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    • #3
      Modern Chess Fiction

      April 1, 2021

      Modern Chess Fiction (continued)

      The list alphabetically
      Alphabetic Listing of Chess Fiction Titles
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      1 - Hochberg, Burt (ed) - 64-Square Looking Glass
      2 Lieber, Fritz A Pail of Air
      3 Malaplate & Maray, Ch.D. Adventuriers du Jeu Royal
      4 Yaffe, Charles Alekhine's Anguish: A Novel of the Chess World
      5 Josten, Gerhard Aljechins Gambit
      6 Chapin, Sasha All the Wrong Moves
      7 Forster, R. & Steffan, U. Auf die Dame kommt es an - Schachgeschicten
      8 Gohler, Antje Balcke oder Der hypermoderne Prometheus
      9 Kotov, Alexander Belye i chernye
      10 Bauhaus, Ben Bullet Schach
      11 Glavinic, Thomas Carl Haffners Liebe zum Unentschieden
      12 Truzzi, Marcello (ed) Chess in Literature
      13 Chang, Shi-Kuo Chess King
      14 Gerrold, David Chess with a Dragon
      15 Thirion, Jean-Benoit Contes de L'Echiquier
      16 Krystufek, Peter Das flambierte Schachspiel
      17 Herbstman, Alexander Das Geheimnis des Schwarzen Königs
      18 Dubois, Jennifer Das Leben ist groß
      19 Wieteck, Helmut Das mächtige Spiel
      20 Baldi, Alexander (trans) Das Schachgedicht des Hieronymus Vida
      21 Kochanowski, Jan Das Schachspiel
      22 Lohr, Robert Der Schachautomat
      23 Burton, Jeffrey Der Schachspieler
      24 Dupuy-Mazuel, H. Der Schachspieler
      25 Durrenmatt, Friedrich Der Schachspieler
      26 Bunje, Dirk Der Schachspieler und andere skurrile Geschichten
      27 Leonhardt, Henrike Der Taktmesser: Johann Nepomuk Mälzel
      28 Eddine, Ilf Dernière ronde
      29 Plockinger, Othmar Die Abenteuer eines Bauern auf dem Schachbrett
      30 Walsh, Rodolfo Die Augen des Verräters
      31 Stassi, Fabio Die Letzte Partie
      32 Krystufek, Peter Die Lustilinge Vom Schwarz - Weissen Brett
      33 Premcand, Munshi Die Schachspieler
      34 Magnus, Ariel Die Schachspieler von Buenos Aires
      35 Henrichs, Bertina Die Schachspielerin
      36 Martini, Christiane Die venezianische Schachspielerin
      37 Unamuno, Miguel de Don Sandalio, Chess player
      38 Losfeld, Joelle Échec et mat: Une anthologie de nouvelles policières
      39 Berchtold, Jacques Echiquiers d'Encre Le jeu d'échecs et des lettres (XIXe-XXe s.)
      40 Suskind, Patrick Ein Kampf
      41 Stryker, Dev Endgame
      42 Rezvani Fous d'echecs
      43 Korth, Manfred Gardez!. Roman um einen Schachbesessenen
      44 Murphy, Warren & Cochran, M Grandmaster
      45 Leithauser, Brad Hence
      46 Maurensig, Pablo Il Gioco Degli Dei
      47 Smith, William Kent Incident at the Sicilian Dragon
      48 K-Fehrmann, Meike Kakerlaken Schach
      49 Knight, N. and Guy, W. King, Queen and Knight: Chess Anthology
      50 Hoffman, Paul King's Gambit
      51 Chesbro, George King's Gambit
      52 Gavin, Thomas KingKill
      53 Zemsky, Kenneth Knight to King 4
      54 Maurensig, Pablo L'Ultima Traversa
      55 Hetzel, Pierre-Jules La Tour, prends garde
      56 Swami, Om La vie est un jeu d'échecs
      57 Grozdanovitch, Denis La vie rêvée du joueur d'échecs
      58 Nicols, Léon Le dernier prophète
      59 Nav, Jean Gerard Le Dilemme de Pelikan
      60 Boito, Arrigo Le Fou noir suit de Le Poing fermé
      61 Klein, Gerard Le Gambit des étoiles
      62 Braun, Yakov Le Gambit du diable
      63 Sery, Patrick Le maitre et le scorpion
      64 Perez-Reverte, Arturo Le Tableau du maître flamand
      65 Dormond, Sabine Les Parricides
      66 Kraai, Jesse Lisa
      67 Soltis, Andy Los Voraces 2019
      68 Nabokov, Vladimir Lushins Verteidigung
      69 Seidel, J and Jaket, Uwe Marisa: Eine Traumgeschichte in schwarz und weiss
      70 Ellison, James Master Prim
      71 Goldowsky, Howard (ed) Masters of Technique
      72 Edlinger, Karl Andreas Matt in sieben Zügen: Schachgeschichten aus 12 Ländern
      73 Tammet, Daniel Mishenka
      74 Editors Modern Short Story Classics of Suspense
      75 Adelmann, Dieter Montags-Schach
      76 Lovejoy, David Moral Victories
      77 Hort, Vlastimil My chess stories
      78 Bulthaupt, Freerk Öffnungen: Die Lebenszüge des Schachmeisters Greco
      79 Saberhagen, Fred (ed) Pawn to Infinity
      80 Geilmann, Ulrich Portrait des Meisters
      81 Watson, Ian Queenmagic, Kingmagic
      82 Caris, John Reality Inspector
      83 Meras, Iccokas Remis für Sekunden
      84 Martinez, Guillermo Roderers Eroffnung
      85 Lysiak, Waldemar Schach dem Kaiser
      86 Weil, Bernd Schach dem Teufel
      87 Matanovic, Aleksandar Schach ist Schach
      88 Hood, David Schach und Matt
      89 Wolf, Thomas Schachmatt aus Leidenschaft
      90 Kosztolonyi, Dezso Schachmatt: Novellen
      91 Zweig, Stefan Schachnovelle
      92 Vollmar, Eduard Schachparodien von Goethe vis Bertolt Brecht
      93 Weyand, Kai Schiefer eröffnet spanisch
      94 Hort, Vlastimil Schwarz weiße Erzählungen
      95 Ogawa, Yoko Schwimmen mit Elefanten
      96 Mark, Ted Sex Mates of a Chess Mistress
      97 Padilla, Ignacio Shadow Without a Name
      98 Klass, David Siegen kann tödlich sein
      99 Peyton, Richard (ed) Sinister Gambits
      100 Bouchard, Jean-Francois Sombre tango d'un maître d'échecs
      101 Malzberg, Barry Tactics of Conquest
      102 Parker, Peter Tatwaffe Königsspringer
      103 Maurensig, Pablo Teoria delle ombre
      104 Leiber, Fritz The Change War
      105 Hallman, J.C. The Chess Artist
      106 Hansen, Brooks The Chess Garden
      107 Keyes, Frances Parkinson The Chess Players
      108 Sawaski, James The Chess Team (A Novel)
      109 Donoghue John The Death's Head Chess Club
      110 Glyn, Anthony The Dragon Variation
      111 Keckhut, John The Dublin Pawn
      112 Coggins, Mark The Immortal Game
      113 Delman, David The Last Gambit
      114 Maurensig, Paolo The Luneburg Variation
      115 Griffiths, John The Memory Man
      116 Waterman, Andrew The Poetry of Chess
      117 Crothers, Tim The Queen of Katwe
      118 Trevis, Walter The Queen's Gambit
      119 Zelman, Anita The Right Moves
      120 Moss, Stephen The Rookie: An Odyssey through Chess (and Life)
      121 Cheng, Ah Three Kings
      122 Nikula, Reiner Tödliches Schach
      123 Ellinger, Dr. Hans Tübinger Beiträge zum Thema Schach
      124 Lasker, Emanuel Wie Wanja Meister wurde Eine Erzaehlung aus der Schachwelt
      125 Guenter, C. H. Wotans Rache
      126 Bennett, Ronan Zugzwang

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      • #4
        Modern Chess Fiction

        April 4, 2021

        Horber’s first set of slides dealt with books of chess fiction. This one features books where chess is not the main content, also when there is some chess relation in the title/or the cover.

        Some of these books were old when I was a young man. I loved the science fiction of Edgar Rice Burroughs – hence The Chessman of Mars. S.S. Van Dine was a detective writer of the ‘20s, hence The Bishop Murder Case. The Dashiell Hammett has a revolver, a chessboard, a package of Camel cigarettes and a bottle of Old Grand-Dad on the cover.

        https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=...67019300135043

        Edward Winter has an article on Chess in Fiction at:

        https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/fiction.html


        He mentions Le duel by Arnaldur Indridason. The blurb on the cover is this:

        Été 1972. le commissaire Marion Briem n'a que faire de la Guerre froide, des Russes et des Américains qui s'affrontent a Reykjavik lors d'un championnat d'échecs: un adolescent vient d'être assassiné dans un cinéma de quartier. Pourtant, elle comprend que ce mettre est lié au duel annoncé Et dans l'ambiance survoltée qui règne en ville, la tache du futur mentor d'Erlendur n'a rien d'aisée.

        Those of you who have watched the commentating on chess24 will have heard of Jovanka Houska. She has a book called The Mating Game. This publisher’s blurb:

        Meet Ivana ('call me Vanny') Jones, a sexy, beautiful, warm-hearted professional chess-player. She has a problem: she's only attracted to guys who can beat her... so what's she to do when a chess amateur, the Russian billionaire Boris Bogolyubov, proposes marriage?
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        Books where chess is secondary (at best) Jean-Marc Horber
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        No - Author Title Publisher
        - - -
        1 Anderson, Poul A Circus of Hells Signet
        2 Kutner, Henry Chessboard Planet Hamlyn
        3 Cotton, Jerry Damenopfer in Las Vegas Bastei-Lubbe
        4 Chandler, Raymond Das hohe Fenster Diogenes
        5 Debra, Pascal Der Schachspieler Books on Demand
        6 Riesco, Nerea Der Turm der Konige Scherz Verlag
        7 Canetti Elias Die Blendung [Auto da Fé] Jonathan Cape
        8 Neville, Katherine Die Botschaft des Feuers Diana Verlag
        9 Zeindler, Peter Die Meisterpartie Pendragon
        10 Dahlmann, Paul Tobias Die Partie der Sterne neobooks
        11 Carter, Stephen L. Die schwarze Dame Ullstein
        12 Chabon, Michael Die Vereinigung Jiddischen Polizisten Kiwi
        13 Indridason, Arnaldur Duel Lubbe
        14 Camphausen, Wolfgang Eine kleine Schachmusik Dittrich
        15 Stout, Rex Gambit Viking
        16 Warnsing, Olaf Gefährliche Rochade Verlag 3.0
        17 Gunsberg, Alex Geshichten von Liebe, Krieg und Schach Tredition Gmbh
        18 Assouline, Pierre Golem Gallimard
        19 Whitney, Phyllis Hunter's Green Doubleday
        20 Scrimgeour, Anthony Julie and the Seasons of Life Book Guild
        21 Hall, Adam Knight Sinister Harper
        22 Faulkner, William Knight's Gambit Vintage
        23 Van Vogt, A.E. Kosmischer Schachzug [The Pawns of Null-A] Heyne
        24 Sweeney, Joseph Mad Queen's Chess Writer Publishing
        25 Hammett, Dashiell Meistererzählungen Diogenes
        26 Barsch, Frank Schach Elfenbein
        27 Borniche, Roger Schach und Matt Fischer S. Verlag
        28 Carter, Stephen L. Schachmatt List
        29 Valero, Vincente Schachnovellen Berenberg
        30 Todorovic, Dana Sopotin Klak
        31 Van Dine, S.S. The Bishop Murder Case Pocket
        32 Burroughs, Edgar The Chessmen of Mars Ballantine
        33 Healy, John The Grass Arena Penguin Books
        34 Brunner, John The Squares of the City Ballantine
        35 Reilly, Matthew The Tournament Gallery Books
        36 Tepper Sheri S. The True Game Nelson Doubleday
        37 Bosanko, Abigail Weiße Dame setzt auf Liebe Luebbe
        38 Westlake, Donald What's So Funny? Grand Central Publ.
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        Last edited by Wayne Komer; Sunday, 4th April, 2021, 10:53 PM.

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        • #5
          Modern Chess Fiction

          April 7, 2021


          I was moving some piles of chess books around last night and found one entitled The Capablanca Opening at the bottom. I didn’t know I had it and have never read it.

          I found a 1977 review, which uses Horowitz’s book on openings as a reference!

          “One thing very wrong about THE CAPABLANCA OPENING by David T. Chantler (St. Martin's. $8.95) is its title. It is derived from a chess game that a kidnapped American diplomat in Central America plays with one of his captors; but there is no such thing as the Capablanca Opening. At least, it is not listed in the massive book on chess openings by I. A. Horowitz. Otherwise, this is a fastmoving book about politics, murder and machinations in a Central American country. Among the ingredients are kidnapping, maneuverings by American, British and Russian intelligence services and the plans of an ambitious schemer hoping to take control of the country. Nothing new here, but Chantler puts everything together in a lively way, and nobody is going to be bored.”

          Newgate Callendar in the NYT March 20, 1977

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