EAN: 9781399701396

CHESS QUEENS - JENNIFER SHAHADE KARTONIERT (TB)

For fans of The Queen's Gambit  this is the real life story of a female chess champion
travelling the world to compete in a male-dominated sport with the most famous players of all
time. Jennifer Shahade  a two-time US women's chess champion  spent her teens and twenties
travelling the world playing chess. Tournaments have taken her from Istanbul to Moscow  and
introduced her to players from Zambia to China. In this ultra male-dominated sport  Jennifer
found shocking sexism  as well as an incredible history of the top female players that has
often been ignored. But she also found friendships  feminism and hope. Through her own story as
well as in-depth profiles of pioneers of the game  Jennifer invites us into the extremely
competitive world of chess. She shows us the rivalry and the camaraderie  the ecstatic highs
and the excruciating losses  the glamour and the hard work. She describes the coach who told
her that her period will affect her standard of play  and gives us thrilling blow-by-blow
accounts of the matches that made history. Intertwined with Jennifer's own story are those of
the top female players from around the world. We meet the famous Polgar sisters  the three
Hungarian girls who were all child prodigies  we meet the glamorous jet setters who travel the
world partying  and the players who escaped war-torn countries to become champions against the
odds. Chess Queens is a fascinating journey into the exhilarating world of chess and an
essential book for all the aspiring chess queens of today.

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