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finished reading Chess Story by Stefan Zweig (New York Review Books Classics)

Stefan Zweig: Chess Story (2005, New York Review Books) 4 stars

Chess Story, also known as The Royal Game, is the Austrian master Stefan Zweig's final …

Nice short read, crossing boundaries between the analytical and the existential. Was looking for something chess-related and this itched that scratch, but also was very emotional. People pour themselves over the board given the right circumstances.