Chess Fiction
Explore the best chess fiction books with our curated list of thrilling novels and stories where chess plays a central role. Perfect for chess lovers and fiction readers alike!
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The Royal Game & Other Stories
by Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig gained early fame as a poet, translator, and biographer. When he added fiction to his repertoire, his work was critically acclaimed. However, Zweig …
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The Eight
by Katherine Neville
Computer expert Cat Velis is heading for a job to Algeria. Before she goes, a mysterious fortune teller warns her of danger, and an antique …
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The Flanders Panel
by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
A fifteenth-century painting by a Flemish master is about to be auctioned off. Hired to clean the painting, a young art expert in Madrid discovers …
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The Luneburg Variation
by Paolo Maurensig
At the opening of this amazing fiction, a cadaver is discovered, the body of a wealthy businessman from Vienna, apparently a suicide without plausible motivation. …
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Alekhine's Anguish
by Charles D. Yaffe
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 …
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The Kings are Already Here
by Garret Freymann-Weyr
Two teenagers, one obsessed with the world of ballet and the other with that of chess, join together in a quest across Europe and begin …
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Kiss of the Mermaid
by Erica Farber
When Pooka turns all of the merpeople into stone, Thistle hopes to secure their release by winning a chess game against the evil sea witch.
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Stand Tall, Harry
by Mary Mahony
After an injury in a hockey game, Harry must undergo a treatment for scoliosis. With the help of his granfather, his competitive skills shine in …
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Master Pieces
by Gareth Williams
A beautiful tribute to the artistry of the game of chess, this gorgeous gift book is devoted to the art and design of the individual …
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The Story of Chess
by Horacio Cardo
Provides lessons on the board, the playing pieces, and the moves involved in chess through the illustrated story of a man who created the game …
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Soviet Chess 1917-1991
by Andrew Soltis
This large and magnificent work of art is both an interpretive history of Soviet chess from the Bolshevik Revolution to the collapse of the U.S.S.R. …
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The Steinitz Papers
by William Steinitz
Long known as one of the greatest chess masters of the nineteenth century, William Steinitz is recognized as the first world champion. More exactly (and …
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The Human Comedy of Chess
by Hans Ree
Hans Ree, the Dutch grandmaster and leading international chess journalist, provides a collection of his most fascinating insights into chess developments in recent years, including …
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The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal
by Mihails Tāls
Mikhail Tal, the 'magician from Riga, ' was the greatest attacking World Champion of them all, and this enchanting autobiography chronicles his extraordinary career with …
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The Oxford Companion to Chess
by David Hooper
This newly revised edition, by former British Correspondence Chess Chanpion David Hooper, has been called one of the most readable and useful chess reference books …
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How to Cheat at Chess
by William Roland Hartston
A humorous exploration of chess etiquette contemplates such important topics as distracting opponents and how to have a "friendly" game of chess
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Bobby Fischer
by Frank Brady
Revealing biography of the controversial chess champion, written by a chess player who knew Fischer since the latter was 11. It chronicles Fischer's tumultuous public …