Spy's Mate

FOR FANS OF THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT

Set in the late Cold War-era Soviet Union,

SPY’S MATE: A NOVEL

follows the coming of age of Yasha Basmajian, a young chess prodigy of Armenian origin who rises through the ranks of the Soviet chess establishment with dizzying rapidity. Along the way, however, he must contend with many pitfalls, including operatives who manipulate him, jealous rivals who try to humiliate him, and high officials who threaten him when he asserts his independence, or takes a princi...