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"How Chess Conquered the World"
With a history of no less than 1,500 years, chess has almost always been the most prominent game in Western culture. Throughout history, the “Game of Kings” has inspired writers, painters, filmmakers, musicians, mathematicians and scientists. But despite its long history, chess has never been as popular as it is today. How come?
In this fascinating book, Chess.com journalist Peter Doggers examines chess as a cultural phenomenon, from its earliest beginnings in ancient India to its global popularity in the twenty-first century. He shows the enormous influence it had on popular culture, the arts and science. Doggers also presents the biggest stars and talks about dramatic moments, the impact of AI and cheating scandals. Doggers shows how chess as an e-sport unleashed an online revolution, partly helped by the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit, ultimately culminating in a new peak in popularity in the digital age.
