Description
As seen in the pages of Shonen Jump, BLITZ is a new shonen manga exploring the elite world of chess!
Immerse yourself into the world of chess, where intuition and mental agility are precious assets on the way to victory!
Tom, a young high school student, has a crush on his classmate Harmony. When he learns about her passion for chess, Tom quickly decides to sign up for the school's chess club.But he doesn't even know the rules! To impress Harmony, he is left with no choice: he must learn quickly and train seriously.
Soon Tom discovers the existence of Garry Kasparov, the greatest player in the history of chess. He stumbles upon a virtual reality machine that promises to help him analyze the most legendary matches of the master!
In an unexpected twist of event, Tom soon is granted access to the highest echelons of the chess...
Bonus material included:
In each volume, chess games are explained move by move to allow you to better understand the strategy. To facilitate further understanding, a chess lexicon and annotations are included.
Reviews
Book Information
ISBN 9781684970766
Author Cedric Biscay
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Ablaze, LLC
Publisher Ablaze, LLC
Immerse yourself into the world of chess, where intuition and mental agility are precious assets on the way to victory!
Tom, a young high school student, has a crush on his classmate Harmony. When he learns about her passion for chess, Tom quickly decides to sign up for the school's chess club.But he doesn't even know the rules! To impress Harmony, he is left with no choice: he must learn quickly and train seriously.
Soon Tom discovers the existence of Garry Kasparov, the greatest player in the history of chess. He stumbles upon a virtual reality machine that promises to help him analyze the most legendary matches of the master!
In an unexpected twist of event, Tom soon is granted access to the highest echelons of the chess...
Bonus material included:
In each volume, chess games are explained move by move to allow you to better understand the strategy. To facilitate further understanding, a chess lexicon and annotations are included.
Reviews
"Blitz is the perfect manga for teaching your kids and even yourself how to play chess from absolute beginner to expert, its lessons buried in a fun story about a cocky middle-school boy learning to play chess to impress a girl who's a genius player. Score: 7.5 out of 10 --bleedingcool.com
Book Information
ISBN 9781684970766
Author Cedric Biscay
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Ablaze, LLC
Publisher Ablaze, LLC
