Chess Players: From Charlie Chaplin to Wu-Tang Clan

A photobook dedicated to players throughout time who have tried their hand at the beloved cerebral game, featuring text penned by chess enthusiast and acclaimed author Martin Amis

This is a book for chess Grandmasters, novices and inquiring laymen alike. It is a book for anyone who has wondered, as Martin Amis wryly asks in his contributing text, "What are they playing at?"
Marcel Duchamp's iconic quote, "All chess players are artists," resonates throughout the volume. David Hockney likened t...