Fifty Shades of Ray: Chess in the year of the Coronavirus Pandemic

by Raymond Keene

Book Overview

Inspired by both Daniel Defoe's 'A Journal of the Plague Year' (1722) and 'The King', an anthology of the witty and provocative chess columns of the Dutch Grandmaster, Jan Hein Donner, Ray Keene here collects his thoughts and writings on the year 2020 - both in chess and the wider world. His reflections include the impact of Covid-19 on the popularity of chess, the remarkable influence of the Netflix series 'The Queen's Gambit', the growing army...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843822296
• ISBN13: 9781843822295
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Hardinge Simpole Limited
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"