Chess (9786255799005)

A riveting psychological portrait of obsession, intellect, and survival.
On a transatlantic voyage, a world-renowned chess master accepts a casual challenge from a
group of passengers—only to be unexpectedly outmatched by an anonymous opponent. As
curiosity grows, the man reveals the harrowing circumstances under which he developed his skill:
solitary confinement, psychological torment, and an all-consuming reliance on chess as his only
means of mental survival.
Written in exile shortly before his death, Stefan Zweig’s Chess is a haunting novella that explores
the limits of the human mind under extreme duress. At once a suspenseful intellectual duel and a
profound meditation on totalitarianism, identity, and inner resistance, Chess remains one of
Zweig’s most enduring and acclaimed works.