{"product_id":"chess-players-by-stephen-sorrell-9781739887865","title":"Chess Players","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn incredible collection of images of chess players from the last 130 years, showcasing the unique relationship between chess and culture, featuring world-famous actors, artists, politicians, and musicians.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou don't have to play chess to appreciate \u003ci\u003eChess Players: from Charlie Chaplin to Wu-Tang Clan\u003c\/i\u003e, but as Martin Amis asks in his illuminating essay: What are they playing at?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese evocative photographs transcend the chessboard, spanning 130 years—from a steamship crossing the Atlantic in 1888 to the zero-gravity of space—showcasing the diverse range of individuals who have embraced the game across continents and eras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarcel Duchamp's iconic quote, 'All chess players are artists,' resonates through these pages. David Hockney likened the game's strategic thinking to that of making art: 'Drawing is rather like playing chess: your mind races ahead of the moves that you eventually make.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Chess is war over the board,' said Bobby Fischer, a grandmaster and world chess champion—but here John Lennon and Yoko Ono checkmate this notion with their all-white, chess 'peace' set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHollywood stars played chess on and off the screen—Humphrey Bogart deploys a Sicilian Defence against Lauren Bacall, while Faye Dunaway and Steve McQueen plot their next gambit in the iconic chess seduction scene from \u003ci\u003eThe Thomas Crown Affair\u003c\/i\u003e (1968).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Dylan Loeb McClain, former chess columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the photographs in \u003ci\u003eChess Players\u003c\/i\u003e help explain the enduring attraction of this cerebral game, from pawn to king, amateur to grandmaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076467704044,"sku":"9781739887865","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12866123482807.jpg?v=1765198313","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/chess-players-by-stephen-sorrell-9781739887865","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}