All the Wrong Moves
By
Sasha Chapin
Read by
Sasha Chapin
Release:
08/13/2019
Runtime:
5h 29m
Quantity:
The quest memoir is a balky beast. To tame it as well as Canadian journalist Sasha Chapin does in All the Wrong Moves, you’ll need an obscure but preferably universal target of obsession—chess mastery, in his case—a vague discontent with your present existence, a lover or two, a guru and the globe-trotting freedom to pursue your quixotic quarry…. ‘It’s tricky to explain the appeal of chess to someone who doesn’t play,’ Chapin concedes, yet he makes all the right moves in doing just that.
Washington Post
“A briskly told coming-of-age memoir…Chapin has a fine eye for the game’s beauty...In the course of his entertaining odyssey, Mr. Chapin offers a Zen-like secret to chess, and to living.
“A briskly told coming-of-age memoir…Chapin has a fine eye for the game’s beauty...In the course of his entertaining odyssey, Mr. Chapin offers a Zen-like secret to chess, and to living.
An enthralling journey into the world of chess--a story of heartbreak, obsession, failure, and the hunger for greatness
Sasha Chapin is a victim of chess. Like countless amateurs before him--Albert Einstein, Humphrey Bogart, Marcel Duchamp--the game has consumed his life and his mind. First captivated by it as a member of his high school chess club, his passion was rekindled during an accidental encounter with chess hustlers on the streets of Kathmandu. In its aftermath, he forgot how to care about anything else. He played at all hours, for weeks at a time. Like a spurned lover, he tried to move on, but he found the game more seductive the more he resisted it.
And so, he thought, if he can't defeat his obsession, he had to succumb to it.
All the Wrong Moves traces Chapin's rollicking two-year journey around the globe in search of glory. Along the way, he chronicles the highs and lows of his fixation, driven on this quest by lust, terror, and the elusive possibility of victory. Stylish, inventive, and laugh-out-loud funny, All the Wrong Moves is a celebration of the purity, violence, and beauty of the game.
Sasha Chapin is a victim of chess. Like countless amateurs before him--Albert Einstein, Humphrey Bogart, Marcel Duchamp--the game has consumed his life and his mind. First captivated by it as a member of his high school chess club, his passion was rekindled during an accidental encounter with chess hustlers on the streets of Kathmandu. In its aftermath, he forgot how to care about anything else. He played at all hours, for weeks at a time. Like a spurned lover, he tried to move on, but he found the game more seductive the more he resisted it.
And so, he thought, if he can't defeat his obsession, he had to succumb to it.
All the Wrong Moves traces Chapin's rollicking two-year journey around the globe in search of glory. Along the way, he chronicles the highs and lows of his fixation, driven on this quest by lust, terror, and the elusive possibility of victory. Stylish, inventive, and laugh-out-loud funny, All the Wrong Moves is a celebration of the purity, violence, and beauty of the game.
Release:
2019-08-13
Runtime:
5h 29m
Format:
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593146767
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