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Chess Audiobooks

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    Skak

    by Cecilie Bogh ...
    Narrated by Thomas Jacob Clausen ...

    Unabridged

    7 min

    Har du prøvet at spille skak?I denne bog kan du høre noget om skak.Og du kan lære at spille skak på flere måder.Kender du bondeskak? Eller måske skomageråbningen?Du kan også høre om nogle af de største skakspillere. Den danske forfatter Cecilie Bogh er oprindeligt uddannet lærer, men har efterfølgende taget en master i børnelitteratur og arbejdet som forlagsredaktør med særligt fokus på de yngste ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD

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    Schachnovelle

    by Stefan Zweig, Stefan Zweig ...
    Narrated by Reiner Unglaub ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 21 min

    Ein Meisterwerk der Literatur - dramatisch, fesselnd und spannend!An Bord eines Passagierdampfers auf dem Weg nach Buenos Aires trifft der Ich-Erzähler, ein österreichischer Emigrant, auf den Schachweltmeister Mirko Czentovic. Dann taucht auch der mysteriöse Dr. B. auf: Von den Nazis in Einzelhaft gesperrt, war seine einzige Ablenkung ein Buch mit Schachzügen, die er auswendig lernte. Doch das ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD

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    The Grandmaster

    Magnus Carlsen and the Match That Made Chess Great Again

    by Brin-Jonathan Butler ...
    Narrated by Jacques Roy ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 59 min

    “A bravura performance…An entertaining book” (Kirkus Reviews) about the dramatic 2016 World Chess Championship between Norway’s Magnus Carlsen and Russia’s Sergey Karjakin, which mirrored the world’s geopolitical unrest and rekindled a global fascination with the sport.The first week of November 2016, hundreds of people descended on New York City’s South Street Seaport to watch the World Chess ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Deep Thinking

    Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins

    by Garry Kasparov, Mig Greengard ...
    Narrated by Garry Kasparov, Bob Brown ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 56 min

    Garry Kasparov gives his first public account of his landmark 1997 chess match with the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue, and explains why, twenty years later, he's become convinced that artificial intelligence is good for humans.In May 1997, the world watched as Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player in the world, was defeated for the first time by the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. It was a ... Read more

    $37.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Skaknovelle

    by Stefan Zweig ...
    Narrated by Anne-Mette Johansen ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 18 min

    ""... den står forkert, helt forkert. De har trukket forkert. Alting står forkert på dette bræt ... [...]"Han stoppede brat op. Jeg havde grebet ham hårdt i armen eller rettere knebet ham så hårdt i armen, at han selv i sin feberomtågede forvirring måtte føle mit greb. Han vendte sig om og stirrede på mig som en søvngænger."Hvad ... er der i vejen?"Jeg sagde ikke andet end "Remember!" og lod ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

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    Chess Opening Names - Volume 1

    by Nathan Rose ...
    Narrated by Nathan Rose ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 53 min

    The people, places and stories behind the chess openings and their namesWhen we play chess, the first few moves define the game . You probably know the names already: the Sicilian Defense, the Ruy Lopez, the French Defense, the Caro-Kann, the Benoni, the London System, the Scandinavian Defense and so on.But most chess players don't know WHY the openings are called what they are. The tales are ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Chess Queens

    The True Story of a Chess Champion and the Greatest Female Players of All Time

    by Jennifer Shahade ...
    Narrated by Jennifer Shahade ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 52 min

    For 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.Jennifer 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 ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    A Knight Without a Castle

    A Story of Resilience and Hope

    by Robert Katende ...
    Narrated by Albert Mensah ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 40 min

    Robert Katende, named an African Ambassador to the Obama Foundation and voted the most influential man in Uganda by New Hope Newspaper.Once too poor to afford the rat poison with which he planned to take his own life, Robert’s legacy tells an astonishing true story of resilience and hope. His work was made famous in the Disney movie Queen of Katwe, a biographical drama about a 13-year-old girl who ... Read more

    $33.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    One Move at a Time

    How to Play and Win at Chess and Life

    by Orrin C. Hudson, Made for Success ...
    Narrated by Gary J. Chambers ...
    series The Made for Success Series

    Unabridged

    3 hours 59 min

    Learn to play chess the fun and easy way while you learn what it takes to be successful in life. One Move at a Time reveals twenty proven ways to succeed at the game of kings—or at anything else you desire. It uses kid- and teen-friendly language to teach you fun, simple ways to memorize how the game is set up and how the pieces move; the "smart start" that gains you a quick advantage from your ... Read more

    $20.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Immortal Game

    A History of Chess

    by David Shenk ...
    Narrated by Rick Adamson ...

    Abridged

    6 hours 10 min

    A surprising, charming, and ever-fascinating history of the seemingly simple game that has had a profound effect on societies the world over.Why has one game, alone among the thousands of games invented and played throughout human history, not only survived but thrived within every culture it has touched? What is it about its thirty-two figurative pieces, moving about its sixty-four black and ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Game Of Go

    by Li Wei ...
    Narrated by Ross Pipkin ...

    Unabridged

    34 min

    The game of go has been played for thousands upon thousands of years, in fact it is one of the oldest board games in the world. This audio book describes the history of go and how you too can enjoy this phenomenal board game! Covering everything from the rules of go to popular strategies you too will be a go expert in no time! ... Read more

    $8.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Wer den vorletzten Fehler macht, gewinnt

    Strategien für das Spiel des Lebens

    by Elisabeth Pahtz ...
    Narrated by Barbara Greshake ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 25 min

    Strategien fUr das Spiel des Lebens WAhrend der Pandemie hat das Schachspiel einen neuen Boom erlebt. Das freut auch Elisabeth PAhtz, Deutschlands beste Schachspielerin, die seit 17 Jahren unangefochten die deutsche Rangliste der Frauen anfUhrt. Bereits im Alter von fUnf Jahren saß sie das erste Mal am Brett und startete ihre einzigartige Schachkarriere, die sie aktuell auf Platz 13 der ... Read more

    $30.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    How a King Plays

    64 Chess Tips from a Kid Champion

    by Oliver Boydell ...
    Narrated by Oliver Boydell ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 32 min

    For fans of The Queen's Gambit comes a brand-new book from 11-year-old chess champion Oliver Boydell. How a King Plays features 64 of Boydell's tips, strategies, and ideas to help chess enthusiasts of all ages sharpen their game skills.Whether you're new to chess or a Grandmaster, there's something for everyone in chess phenom Oliver Boydell's new book of 64 chess tips, How a King Plays.At only 11 ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    How Life Imitates Chess

    by Garry Kasparov ...
    Narrated by Garry Kasparov, Adam Grupper ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 41 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.THE STRATEGIES BEHIND A SUCCESSFUL LIFE FROM THE LEGENDARY GRANDMASTER AND ADVISOR TO NETFLIX'S THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT, NOW WITH A NEW FOREWORD'In this book, chess is a teacher, and I aim to show it is a great one.'For over twenty years, Garry Kasparov dominated the world of chess. As the youngest ever undisputed World Champion, known for confounding his opponents at every ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Endgame

    Bobby Fischer’s Remarkable Rise and Fall—from America’s Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness

    by Frank Brady ...
    Narrated by Ray Porter ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 30 min

    From Frank Brady, who wrote one of the bestselling books on Bobby Fischer of all time and who was himself a friend of Fischer’s, comes an impressively researched biography that for the first time completely captures the remarkable arc of Bobby Fischer’s life. When Bobby Fischer passed away in January 2008, he left behind a confounding legacy. Everyone knew the basics of his life—he began as a ... Read more

    $33.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    På stribe - din seriemorderpodcast (Alexander Pichushkin)

    by Christoffer Greenfort, Andreas Illum ...
    Narrated by Christoffer Greenfort, Andreas Illum ...
    Audiobook 23 - På Stribe - din seriemorderpodcast

    Unabridged

    1 hour 3 min

    Alexander Pichushkin var fra den lavere arbejderklasse. Han voksede op i en betonghetto ved Bitsa Park i Moskva uden udsigt til at komme videre derfra. Men han ville mere end det. Han ville være den bedste til noget. Skak bragte ham ikke langt nok, hvorfor han fik nye interesser: Vodka, porno og Tjikatilo - en kombination, der ikke kan ende godt... Lyt med når vi fortæller om den morderiske ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD

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    Gambito de dama (latino)

    by Walter Tevis ...
    Narrated by Jane Santos ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 34 min

    La serie de hoy. El libro del momento. El personaje de tu vida.El libro en el que se inspira la miniserie más vista de la historia de Netflix, ganadora del EMMY 2021 y del Globo de Oro 2021 a la mejor miniserie.«Walter Tevis ha recuperado el lugar que nunca debió perder [...] y ha provocado una insólita fiebre por el ajedrez. [...] Jaque mate.»Ismael Marinero, El Mundo«Un libro que releo cada ... Read more

    $34.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Cómo la vida imita al ajedrez

    by Garry Kasparov ...
    Narrated by Carlos Zertuche ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 3 min

    El mejor ajedrecista de la historia nos enseña a ver la vida como un juego de estrategia.Garry Kasparov, el gran maestro del tablero, explica cómo las soluciones a los problemas cotidianos requieren de las mismas artes y técnicas que el ajedrez: conocimiento, preparación, estrategia y cálculo de las variantes.En el ajedrez, como en la realidad, es necesario analizar, descartar, organizar el ... Read more

    $34.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Gambito de dama (Castellano)

    by Walter Tevis ...
    Narrated by Paula Iwasaki ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 58 min

    La serie de hoy. El libro del momento. El personaje de tu vida.El libro en el que se inspira la miniserie más vista de la historia de Netflix, ganadora del EMMY 2021 y del Globo de Oro 2021 a la mejor miniserie.«Walter Tevis ha recuperado el lugar que nunca debió perder [...] y ha provocado una insólita fiebre por el ajedrez. [...] Jaque mate.»Ismael Marinero, El Mundo«Un libro que releo cada ... Read more

    $34.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Immortal Game

    A History of Chess

    by David Shenk ...
    Narrated by John H. Mayer ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 7 min

    A surprising, charming, and ever-fascinating history of the seemingly simple game that has had a profound effect on societies the world over.Why has one game, alone among the thousands of games invented and played throughout human history, not only survived but thrived within every culture it has touched? What is it about its thirty-two figurative pieces, moving about its sixty-four black and ... Read more

    $25.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Chess Opening Names - Volume 2

    by Nathan Rose ...
    Narrated by Nathan Rose ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 52 min

    Even more of the people, places and stories behind the chess openings and their namesWhen we play chess, the first few moves define the game . You may know the names already: the Italian Game, the Cambridge Springs Defense, the Smith-Morra Gambit, the Max Lange Attack, the Colle System, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, the Paulsen Variation, the Damiano Defense, and so on.But most chess players don't ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Online-Schach für Amateur- und Hobbyspieler

    2. aktualisierte Auflage

    by Stefan Breuer, Stefan Breuer ...
    Narrated by Stefan Breuer ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 28 min

    Schach im Internet boomt! Millionen Amateur- und Hobbyspielern spielen Schach online rund um die Uhr, kämpfen in Turnieren um Sieg und Ranglistenpunkte. Auch Welt- und Großmeister nutzen immer mehr diese neue Form des Schachspielens. Stefan Breuer, selbst passionierter Amateurspieler und Arena Grandmaster (AGM), beleuchtet die verschiedenen Aspekte des Online-Schachs und spart auch Themen wie den ... Read more

    $6.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial