Chess Players from Fuel Publishing features a fascinating collection of images of chess players taken over the last 130 years, showcasing the unique relationship between chess and culture, featuring world famous actors, artists, politicians and musicians.
Inside, you'll find, pensively bent over a board, photographs of famous figures such as Marcel Duchamp, John Wayne, Alastair Sim, Marlene Dietrich, John and Yoko and, of course, Faye Dunaway and Steve McQueen. These esteemed celebs are joined by a catalogue of chess masters, soldiers, anonymous members of the public and even a chess robot.
With an introduction and photo captions by Dylan Loeb McClain, former chess columnist for The New York Times, the photographs in Chess Players help explain the enduring attraction of this cerebral game, from pawn to king, amateur to grandmaster. Featuring an essay by Martin Amis and an interview with Viswanathan Anand, Indian chess grandmaster, a former five-time World Chess Champion and a record two-time Chess World Cup Champion.
In a summer that has been stuffed with sport, it's good to find a celebration of this most cerebral of games.
Size: 180 x 245mm (hardback)
Pages: 192
Publisher: Fuel
