by J.MaxwellBrownjohn (Translator), ThomasGlavinic (Author)
Carl Haffner is a Vienesse chess master, facing in 1910 the greatest challenge of his life. He has been persuaded to challenge Emmanuel Lasker, the brilliant World Champion for his title. But Haffner is a shy, fragile man, who has escaped poverty only though his extraordinary gift for chess.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 248
Publisher: The Harvill Press
Published: 07 Oct 1999
ISBN 10: 1860466761
ISBN 13: 9781860466762