Chess is my Life. Autobiography and Games - 2nd hand

Described by Bernard Levin in The Times as ‘an utterly absorbing and haunting book’, Viktor Korchnoi’s dramatic account of his life as a grandmaster and of his defection from the Soviet Union has been updated for its paperback edition, which coincides with his world championship needle match with Anatoly Karpov, the Soviet grandmaster. Never has a chess book aroused such widespread and instant interest:

‘His autobiography will not only grip chess players (for them the book is a must) but also anyone … fascinated by a compelling description of the clash and interplay of ambition, spite and sheer human frailty in an atmosphere of intense and unremitting mental effort.’ Sunday Telegraph

‘… a story that is at once harrowing and exhilarating.’ Harry Golombek, The Observer

‘Certain it is, there never has been a chess autobiography remotely resembling Chess is my Life …’ B H Wood, Daily Telegraph

‘Viktor Korchnoi’s autobiography … will surely create an international stir. By far the most frank and detailed insider account of professional chess …’ Financial Times

‘… an utterly absorbing and haunting book …’ Bernard Levin, The Times

• Casa editrice Batsford
• Codice 1295us
• Anno First paperback edition 1978
• Pagine 177
• Isbn 0-7134-1025-6