{"product_id":"checkmate-genius-lies-ambition-and-the-biggest-scandal-in-chess","title":"Checkmate: Genius, Lies, Ambition, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"An epic, swirling melodrama of hubris, money, and tech.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Mezrich...knows how to write a scene, build character and construct a zippy read. 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As well as anyone could ask, Mezrich illuminates those aspects of the human mind and heart and the drama of expert competition in this propulsive story.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBookreporter.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The best black-and-white drama this side of \u003ci\u003eChess\u003c\/i\u003e on Broadway.\" - \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Billionaires\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBringing Down the House \u003c\/i\u003ecomes the cinematic true story about the biggest scandal in modern chess. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In September 2022, the unthinkable happened: nineteen-year-old American chess prodigy Hans Niemann defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen in a stunning face-to-face match. 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