{"product_id":"the-inner-game-paperback-2","title":"The Inner Game - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDominic Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A wonderful achievement... so tense, so gripping and so readable'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSTEPHEN FRY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A remarkable book - \u003cem\u003eThe Inner Game\u003c\/em\u003e has all the compulsion of a good thriller' ROBERT HARRIS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 1993 World Chess Championship was one of the most eagerly anticipated clashes in the game's rich history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn one side was Garri Kasparov, the greatest in a long line of Russian World Champions and a player whose remorseless aggression both in play and in person seemed to terrify his opponents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the board was Nigel Short, a bespectacled, guitar-playing 28-year-old Lancastrian who had earned his place in the contest over a gruelling three-year qualification campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheir epic duel of the intellect was fought out in the full glare of the world's media and the intricacies of the battle captivated observers around the world - chess experts and novices alike.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Inner Game\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is an intimate and gripping insider's account of this unique sporting contest. It reveals the secrets of chess at the highest level, from dirty tricks behind the scenes to bugged conversations, stolen tapes and sexual intrigue, and opens up the strange inner world of the Chess Grandmasters, men of a narrow but all-consuming passion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Gripping narrative... absorbing between-the-synapses account of an epic drama to which (Lawson) had unique access'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Brilliantly written'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Perhaps the most intimate portrait of a chess genius ever written' \u003c\/strong\u003eROBERT HARRIS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Lawson creates great drama out of his material... the tension is brilliantly sustained. And no, you don't have to be a chess expert or even to have played the game at all to enjoy this book'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A riveting narrative' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Immensely readable... The characters come through very precisely' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52464792633651,"sku":"9781913727109","price":32.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bG9aM2tVV29ZclZMNDJpNEVxWUJzQT09_4bde1396-d787-427d-8dc2-b60bd687f15d.webp?v=1759262486","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-inner-game-paperback-2","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}