# A Chess Story

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- Authors: [Stefan Zweig](https://www.bookquiver.com/stefan-zweig), [Alexander Starritt](https://www.bookquiver.com/alexander-starritt)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2026-05-05
- Genres: Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Classic fiction: literary and general, Novella (Short Novel)

## Description

In Zweig's classic novella, an epic chess match on a transatlantic liner unearths a story of Nazi persecution, madness, and obsession. “Perhaps the best chess story ever written.” —Economist...

## Editions

### A Chess Story

- Publisher: pushkin_press_classics
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-17-8227-095-9
- Published: 2026-05-05
- Language: en_US

## This book in other languages

- [Schachnovelle](https://www.bookquiver.com/stefan-zweig/de/schachnovelle) (de_DE)
- [Novela de ajedrez](https://www.bookquiver.com/stefan-zweig/es/novela-de-ajedrez) (es_ES)
- [Schachnovelle](https://www.bookquiver.com/stefan-zweig/fr/schachnovelle) (fr_FR)
- [Uma História de Xadrez](https://www.bookquiver.com/stefan-zweig/pt/uma-historia-de-xadrez) (pt_PT)