The Grandmaster: Magnus Carlsen and the Match That Made Chess Great Again

In this story of a truly remarkable chess match, author Brin-Jonathan Butler chronicles the 2016 game between Norway's Magnus Carlsen and Russia's Sergey Karjakin. Under truly unusual circumstances, these two chess champions met in NYC for their match, facing off in an incredibly close game. The Russian leader of the World Chess Federation was barred from attending due to sanctions and, against all odds, when the game reached a sudden death round, Trump advisor Peter Thiel made the honorary first move. A story of strategy, geopolitics, and one of the world's most well-known games, this book is a must read for chess fanatics and students of 21st century political history.

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