King’s Gambit

by on September 8, 2007 at 7:02 am in Sports | Permalink

Former British champion Bill Hartston once observed, "Chess doesn’t drive people mad.  It keeps mad people sane."  Morphy and Fischer’s behavior became truly bizarre only after they retired from the game.

That is from Paul Hoffman’s King’s Gambit: A Son, A Father, and the World’s Most Dangerous Game.  I loved this one, it’s one of the few great chess books.  It’s also a tale of how Manhattan has changed, how sons become independent, the nature of psychological warfare, and why obsession never really dies.  Note that author Hoffman is also editor of Discover magazine, which I enjoy as well. 

jmws September 8, 2007 at 7:21 am

The link doesn’t give much information. Also, the author is completely unknown in the chessworld… one of the few great chessbooks???

jmws September 8, 2007 at 10:27 am

you have chessbooks and books about chess players..i think that Tyler philosophking mean the latter ones, when speaking about chessbooks… one of the best that comes to mind is the classic of Frank Brady, on Fischer..
THE BEST is undoubtly The King by Donner… (Tyler: BUY that one, there is no other book which tells you better about the life of chessplayers..it’s also at times very funny).

Ray G September 8, 2007 at 2:27 pm

Also, the author is completely unknown in the chessworld… one of the few great chessbooks???

If he were a madman standing on the street corner, would his words somehow take on different meaning?

Ed September 9, 2007 at 4:51 am

truly great is of course stefan zweig’s “schachnovelle” (“chess story”) …

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