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Katherina asked this question about The Queen's Gambit:
hi, do i need to know anything about chess to read the book? for example do they use proffesional terms within the game, complex tactics descriptions etc?
BarbaraNathalie I know there are pieces that go different directions and that there are pawns, rooks, castles, bishops, a queen and a king. It's interesting that the …moreI know there are pieces that go different directions and that there are pawns, rooks, castles, bishops, a queen and a king. It's interesting that the queen is the most powerful player. That's all I know. I don't know who does what. The Queen's Gambit is a "show me" story of incredible moves. I could not resist this book. I raced along with it to game after game in the orphanage, to the tournaments in the US, to Mexico, Paris, and Russia. I never felt confused by the game because Walter Tevis was a master storyteller whose characters, on and off the chessboard, are riveting wherever they take you.(less)
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