Reviews

Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

dianaisnotmyrealname's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

_alyosha_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

dimiii's review against another edition

dark tense

4.25

between_the_clouds's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

"La novella degli scacchi" segue la partita di scacchi tra Czentovic, un campione degli scacchi, e il Dr. B, un ex prigioniero politico. Il Dr. B. riesce a sconfiggere Czentovic utilizzando una strategia unica e sorprendente, dimostrando che l'intelligenza e la creatività possono superare anche la maestria tecnica. La storia riflette temi di isolamento, resilienza e potere della mente durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Romanzo breve in cui il gioco degli scacchi è utilizzato per parlare d'altro.

delaguila19's review against another edition

4.0

Stefan Zweig is a great writer and this seems to me to be his most critical novel of Nazism in a way that is not as covert as in his other works of fiction. The narration is from the point of view of a third character who narrates from the context and origin of the players and the chess game, which is the most exciting part of the novel. Mr. B. versus Mirko Czentovicz. An intellectual taken to the extreme in his captivity at the hands of the Gestapo and who lost his sanity because of what had contradictorily saved him for so long, against the invincible world chess champion Czentovicz, the unfriendly peasant without any intellectual interest. whose only motivation was money. The game leads the two characters to reveal particular aspects of their personality, bringing out extreme behaviors. In short, a great work that is easy to read, dynamic and, above all, very well written.

cchipmunck's review against another edition

4.0

Genuinely adore this book - like not what i was expecting but everything i was expecting.
yes it’s about chess but also so much more?

whytee's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

aurianet's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

meyrathedreamer's review

5.0

Okay, I didn't expect this to affect me like this... I don't even know why I waited this long to read this. It was awesome. At first, I didn't get into the story, read about twenty pages and put it aside but... When this former chess player made appearence... it changed.

cilie's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Indescribably well written and slightly disturbing.

When you can get me to care (at all) about a game of chess - you got some talent. That being said; even though the story revolves around the game of chess and features it heavily, the essens of the story is more about the human condition and what we will do to retain our dignity and sanity.