The immortal game: a history of chess, or how 32 carved pieces on a board illuminated our understanding of war, art, science, and the human brain by Shenk, David
Chess2007 · 327 pages · ~6 hr read

The immortal game: a history of chess, or how 32 carved pieces on a board illuminated our understanding of war, art, science, and the human brain

by Shenk, David
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A history of chess explains how the game, its rules, and its pieces have had a profound influence on military strategy, literature, the arts, mathematics, and the development of artificial intelligence.

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