The Luzhin Defense by Vladimir Nabokov

The Luzhin Defense

Vladimir Nabokov with Michael Scammell (Translator)

266 pages first pub 1929 (editions)

fiction classics challenging funny slow-paced
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Discovering his prodigious gift in boyhood and rising to the rank of International Grandmaster, Luzhin develops a lyrical passion for chess. As he confronts the fiery, swift-swooping Italian Grandmaster Turati, he brings into play his carefully de...

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