'Computer expert Cat Velis is heading for a job to Algeria. But as she hones her skills on the professional circuit, the stakes get higher, her isolation grows more frightening, and the thought of escape becomes all the more tempting.' (from the inside flap) ![]() By the age of sixteen, she's competing for the U.S. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control. That is until she plays her first game of chess. 'Eight year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. Here are a selection of books, most of them novels, that can be read anywhere and where chess plays a central role. ![]() Most chess books require a chess set and board to get the most out of them. ![]() (March 2007) Bedtime reading, beach reading, hammock reading. Top 10 Chess Books to Read Without a Board (Fiction)īedtime reading, beach reading, hammock reading.
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