King's Gambit
A Son, a Father, and the World's Most Dangerous Game
By Paul Hoffman
(Hyperion Books, Paperback, 9781401307431, 448pp.)
Publication Date: January 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover (August 23, 2007)
Categories: Action & Adventure, Humorous
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Description
As a young man, Paul Hoffman was a brilliant chess player . . . until the pressures of competition drove him to the brink of madness. In King's Gambit, he interweaves a gripping overview of the history of the game and an in-depth look at the state of modern chess into the story of his own attempt to get his game back up to master level - without losing his mind. It's also a father and son story, as Hoffman grapples with the bizarre legacy of his own dad, who haunts Hoffman's game and life.
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