Description
Freshman Daniel Pratzer gets a chance to prove himself when the chess team invites him and his father to a tournament. Daniel can't understand why his teammates want so badly for them to participate. Then he finds out the truth: As a teen, his father was one of the most promising young players in America, but the pressures of the game pushed him too far. Now, thirty years later, Mr. Pratzer returns to the game to face down an old competitor and the same dark demons that lurk in the corners of a mind stretched by the demands of the game. Daniel was looking for acceptance but the secrets he uncovers about his father will force him to make some surprising moves himself.
This insider's view of a crushingly intense tournament brings the head-spinning pressures of high-level chess competition to life.
About the Author
David Klass, an acclaimed screenwriter and the author of many popular young adult novels, was a competitive chess tournament player in the post-Bobby Fischer era. He gave up the game at nineteen and only returned to it decades later, when his two children began to play in school tournaments. He lives in New York City.
Book Information
ISBN 9781250063014
Author David Klass
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Square Fish
Publisher Palgrave USA
Weight(grams) 225g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 141mm * 18mm
This insider's view of a crushingly intense tournament brings the head-spinning pressures of high-level chess competition to life.
About the Author
David Klass, an acclaimed screenwriter and the author of many popular young adult novels, was a competitive chess tournament player in the post-Bobby Fischer era. He gave up the game at nineteen and only returned to it decades later, when his two children began to play in school tournaments. He lives in New York City.
Book Information
ISBN 9781250063014
Author David Klass
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Square Fish
Publisher Palgrave USA
Weight(grams) 225g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 141mm * 18mm
