Description "A smart, funny, and slyly profound book about the dark ecstasies of obsessive love.
First captivated by it as a member of his high school Chess club, his passion was.
Like countless amateurs before him--Albert Einstein, Humphrey Bogart, Marcel Duchamp--the game has consumed his life and his mind.
Sasha Chapin is a gentlemanly Gonzo, a dirty Bond, and he writes like a dream." --Claudia Dey, author of Heartbreaker Sasha Chapin is a victim of chess.
Description "A smart, funny, and slyly profound book about the dark ecstasies of obsessive love