Book
The kings of New York : a year among the geeks, oddballs, and geniuses who make up America's top high school chess team
Record details
- ISBN: 9781592402618 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1592402615 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
288, [1] p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Gotham Books, 2007.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [287-289]). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Do the math -- Bruckner's gambit -- Freedom of choice -- An academic challenge -- A game unlike any other -- The Orangutan -- Chess and the city -- All the president's men -- The thirty-ninth annual greater New York scholastic team and individual chess championships -- The women in the room -- Tiresome days and sleepless nights -- The 2005 New York state scholastic championships -- It's impossible to change your destiny -- Supernationals III -- Summertime -- Epilogue. |
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| Subject: | Chess New York (State) New York Chess players New York (State) New York High school students New York (State) New York |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | 794.1 WEI (Text) | 000076304 | Nonfiction | Available | - |