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The Immortal Game: A History of Chess
by David Shenk
Anchor | October 2007 | ISBN-10: 1400034086 | ePUB/MOBI/PDF | 4.7/6.7/8.3 mb
http://www.amazon.com/The-Immortal-Game-History-Chess/dp/1400034086

Chess is the most enduring and universal game in history. Here, bestselling author David Shenk chronicles its intriguing saga, from ancient Persia to medieval Europe to the dens of Benjamin Franklin and Norman Schwarzkopf. Along the way, he examines a single legendary game that took place in London in 1851 between two masters of the time, and relays his own attempts to become as skilled as his Polish ancestor Samuel Rosenthal, a nineteenth-century champion. With its blend of cultural history and Shenk’s personal interest, The Immortal Game is a compelling guide for novices and aficionados alike.

About the Author

David Shenk is the national bestselling author of five previous books, including THE FORGETTING ("remarkable" - Los Angeles Times), DATA SMOG ("indispensable" - New York Times), and THE IMMORTAL GAME ("superb" - Wall Street Journal). He is a correspondent for TheAtlantic.com, and has contributed to National Geographic, Slate, The New York Times, Gourmet, Harper's, The New Yorker, NPR, and PBS. His new book, THE GENIUS IN ALL OF US, has been called "engrossing" by Booklist (starred review) and "empowering...myth-busting" by Kirkus.Shenk's work inspired the Emmy-award winning PBS documentary "The Forgetting," and was featured in the Oscar-nominated feature "Away From Her." He has advised the President's Council on Bioethics, and is a popular speaker. His original term "data smog" was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2004.

[color=]CONTENTS[/color]
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Prologue
Illustration
Introduction
Pieces and Moves

1. OPENINGS (Where We Come From)
1 . "UNDERSTANDING Is THE ESSENTIAL WEAPON" Chess and Our Origins
THE IMMORTAL GAME: MOVE 1
2. HOUSE OF WISDOM Chess and the Muslim Renaissance
THE IMMORTAL GAME: MOVE 2
3. THE MORALS OF MEN AND THE DUTIES OF NOBLES AND COMMONERS Chess and Medieval Obligation
THE IMMORTAL GAME: MOVE 3
4. MAKING MEN CIRCUMSPECT Modern Chess. the Accumulation of Knowledge. and the March to Infinity
THE IMMORTAL GAME: MOVES 4 AND 5

II. MIDDLE GAME (Who We Are)
5. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S OPERA Chess and the Enlightenment
THE IMMORTAL GAME : MOVES 6 AND 7
6. THE EMPEROR AND THE IMMIGRANT Chess and the Unexpected Gifts of War
THE IMMORTAL GAME : MOVES 8 AND 9
7. CHUNKING AND TASKING Chess and the Working Mind
THE IMMORTAL GAME : MOVES 10 AND 11
8. "INTO ITS VERTIGINOUS DEPTHS" Chess and the Shattered Mind
THE IMMORTAL GAME : MOVES 12-16
9. A VICTORIOUS SYNTHESIS Chess and Totalitarianism in the Twentieth Century
THE IMMORTAL GAME : MOVES 17-19
10. BEAUTIFUL PROBLEMS Chess and Modernity
THE IMMORTAL GAME : MOVES 20 AND 21

III. ENDGAME (Where We Are Going)
11 ."WE ARE SHARING OUR WORLD WITH ANOTHER SPECIES, ONE THAT GETS
SMARTER AND MORE INDEPENDENT EVERY YEAR" Chess and the New Machine Intelligence
THE IMMORTAL GAME : MOVES 22 AND 23 (CHECKMATE)
12 . THE NEXT WAR Chess and the Future of Human Intelligence

Acknowledgments
ApPENDIX I The Rules of Chess
ApPENDIX II The Immortal Game (Recap) and Five Other Great Games from Histor
ApPENDIX III Benjamin Franklin 's "The Morals of Chess"
Sources and Notes
Also by David Shenk
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