Monday 17 January 2011

Playing to Win


Are you sick and tired of chess books which are full of theoretical knowledge that you never get into? Would you like to read a novel about chess which explored the gritty realism of the game?
Then Playing to Win is for you. Not only chess focused, it shows how Tom grows from boyhood to manhood with help from the game. Chess is used as a metaphor for the inward and outward struggle Tom experiences. The joys and sorrows of chess are accurately portrayed by the author who has been through these emotions himself. The novel uses chess as a metaphor for inward and outward struggle.



Tom, the hero, develops as a person through learning chess, eventually reaching the Grandmaster level, yet the book also deals with the challenges people have to face growing up. There's some tounge in cheek romance included. This novel performs the rare feat, seldom found in the game's literature, of accurately capturing the nature of the chess community and its struggle.


Only £9.49

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5 comments:

  1. Just bought and read this... suprisingly good!

    From his comments on various forums, I wasn't completely sure what the writing would be like, but decided to give it a chance (partly because the price was cheap). There's a nice flow to this novel- I read it all, start to finish, which I can't say about most chess books!

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  2. Thank you, I really appreciate it.

    Sales have been going well these past few weeks... maybe because of half price discount that hasn't got much time left to run probably, lols.

    Selling my novel gives me my best sales buzz!

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  3. is this a good news book?

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