{"product_id":"players-and-pawns-gary-alan-fine-9780226639864","title":"Players and Pawns: How Chess Builds Community and Culture","description":"A chess match seems as solitary an endeavor as there is in sports: two minds, on their own, in fierce opposition. In contrast, Gary Alan Fine argues that chess is a social duet: two players in silent dialogue who always take each other into account in their play. Surrounding that one-on-one contest is a community life that can be nearly as dramatic and intense as the across-the-board confrontation. Fine has spent years immersed in the communities of amateur and professional chess players, and with \u003ci\u003ePlayers and Pawns \u003c\/i\u003ehe takes readers deep inside them, revealing a complex, brilliant, feisty world of commitment and conflict. Within their community, chess players find both support and challenges, all amid a shared interest in and love of the long-standing traditions of the game, traditions that help chess players build a communal identity. \u003cbr\u003e Full of idiosyncratic characters and dramatic gameplay, \u003ci\u003ePlayers and Pawns\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of the fascinating world of serious chess.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Alan Fine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022663986X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226639864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Gary Alan Fine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46232961679615,"sku":"9780226639864","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_497e98fd-56aa-444e-b091-9b087ea7ebec.jpg?v=1728991660","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/players-and-pawns-gary-alan-fine-9780226639864","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}