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This is the final work of the Austrian master, Stefan Zweig. This psychological novella reflects on Nazism through the game of chess. When shipmates on their way from New York to Buenos Aires discover that the world champion of chess is also on board, they take him on, game after game, and are soundly defeated. That is until a mysterious stranger steps forward to advise them. How the stranger came to possess this extraordinary grasp of chess and at what cost are at the heart of this suspenseful story.
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-10%| Title | Chess Story |
| Language | Arabic |
| Subject | Novels |
| Author | Stefan Zweig |
| ISBN | 9782843091117 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Native Title | لاعب الشطرنج |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Pages | 83 |
| Native Author Name | ستيفان تسفايج |
| Size | 22 cm |