The Queen's Move by Walter Tevis

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1950s. Beth Harmon is an ordinary orphan with an extraordinary talent for chess. The game is her only passion. As long as Beth is in the game, she controls herself and... her destructive craving for tranquilizers and alcohol. The girl desperately wants to become a phenomenal chess player, but at the same time she wants to escape from this reality more and more.

A decisive chess duel with the world champion, the Russian, is approaching.

grandmaster Vasily Borgov. One wrong combination can ruin the whole game, and one wrong move can break the future. Beth once again loses control of herself. But this time, for the sake of victory, she will spare neither chess pieces nor living people.

About the author:

Walter Tevis is an American novelist whose works have been translated into about 20 languages. Three of his novels have been adapted into films. However, the most popular is the 2020 Netflix adaptation of The Queen's Move.

Characteristics

Format / 135x205 mm Weight / 350 gr
Author / Walter Tevis
Type / Paper
Illustrations / No illustrations
Publishing House / Book Club "Family Leisure Club"
Literature by period / Modern literature
ISBN / 978-617-12-8651-1
Language / Ukrainian
Cover type / Hardcover
Number of pages / 352
Translator / Ella Yevtushenko
Year of publication / 2021
Year of first publication / 1983
Original title / The Queen's Gambit