{"product_id":"alekhines-anguish-a-novel-of-the-chess-world-paperback","title":"Alekhine's Anguish: A Novel of the Chess World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles D. Yaffe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is a fictionalized account of the life and career of world chess champion Alexander Alekhine. Born into Russian nobility, Alekhine lost his family and nearly his life to the Bolsheviks before becoming the world's most powerful chess player. The coming of World War II placed the grandmaster in a difficult position, forcing him to collaborate with the Nazis and to produce anti-Semitic materials. Desperate to win back his credibility after the war, Alekhine was preparing for a redemptive title match at the time of his sudden death. Alekhine's life was marked by alcoholism, fits of depression, scandalous affairs, marriages of convenience, painful compromises, and his battle to become \"the Greatest.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The novel is told as fiction but is based on the actual people and events that were part of his triumphant career and troubled life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late \u003cb\u003eCharles D. Yaffe\u003c\/b\u003e was a former officer of the U.S. Public Health Service and an avid chess player. He lived in Los Altos, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 7.82 x 6.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723117039679,"sku":"9780786406951","price":43.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7d392e6ead67302fcff2d33481d1cdd9.webp?v=1765098069","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/alekhines-anguish-a-novel-of-the-chess-world-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}