Chess Story
Original title: Schachnovelle
Also published as: Schachnovelle
first published 1943 Dokuz Yayinlari, 2019 paperback 80 pages
Le livre de poche, Jeunesse, Classique
Auf einem Passagierdampfer, der von New York nach Buenos Aires unterwegs ist, fordert ein Millionär gegen Honorar den mit einer Art mechanischer Präzision spielenden Schachweltmeister Mirko Czentovic zu einer Partie heraus. Der mitreisende Dr. B., ein österreichischer Emigrant, greift beratend ein und erreicht so ein Remis für den Herausforderer. Er hat sich, von der Gestapo, die ihn verhaftete, in ein Hotelzimmer ge...
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