Chess Queens

The True Story of a Chess Champion and the Greatest Female Players of All Time

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Beschreibung

<p><b>'Like <i>The Queen's Gambit</i>, this isn't really about chess, but power ... Shahade is up for the fight'</b><br><b><i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><b><br> What does it take to make it to the top of your game?</b><br><br> As a chess champion, Jennifer Shahade has travelled the world playing major tournaments. At the top, she finds rivalry and friendship; sexism and feminism; ecstatic highs and excruciating losses.<br><br><i>Chess Queens</i> invites us behind the scenes of this ultra male-dominated sport. We meet today's elite, as well as the pioneering female players in history who fought against the odds to get to the top.<br><br> An essential guide for all aspiring chess queens, Jennifer's story reveals what it takes to break through the glass ceiling.<br><br><b>'Jennifer Shahade is a brilliant, insightful thinker who never fails to entertain and engage'</b><br><b>Maria Konnikova</b><br><b><br> 'An astoundingly intimate, thoughtful and inspirational book by a person who has seen it all from the inside'</b><br><b>Angela Saini</b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781399701389

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

195 x 127 x 27 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Verlag / Hersteller

Hodder And Stoughton Ltd.