{"product_id":"chess-queens-jennifer-shahade-9781399701396","title":"Chess Queens","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fans of The Queen's Gambit, this is the real life story of a female chess champion travelling the world to compete in a male-dominated sport with the most famous players of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJennifer Shahade, a two-time US Women's Chess Champion, spent her teens and twenties travelling the world playing chess. Tournaments have taken her from Istanbul to Moscow, and introduced her to players from Zambia to China. In this ultra male-dominated sport, Jennifer found shocking sexism, but she also found friendships, feminism and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough her own story as well as interviews with international players, Jennifer invites us into the extremely competitive world of chess. She shows us the rivalry and the camaraderie; the ecstatic highs and the excruciating losses; the glamour and the hard work. She describes the coach who told her that her period will affect her standard of play, and gives us thrilling blow by blow accounts of the matches that made history. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIntertwined with Jennifer's own story are those of the top female players from around the world. We meet the famous Polgar sisters, the three Hungarian girls who were all child prodigies; we meet the glamorous jet setters who travel the world partying, and the players who escaped war-torn countries to become champions against the odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChess Queens is a fascinating glimpse into the exhilarating world of chess and an essential book for all the aspiring chess queens of today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jennifer Shahade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43172902666483,"sku":"9781399701396","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9781399701396.jpg?v=1662053544","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/chess-queens-jennifer-shahade-9781399701396","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}