An incredible collection of images of chess players from the last 130 years, showcasing the unique relationship between chess and culture, featuring world famous actors, artists, politicians and musicians.
With an introduction and photo captions by Dylan Loeb McClain, former chess columnist for The New York Times, the photographs in Chess Players help explain the enduring attraction of this cerebral game, from pawn to king, amateur to grandmaster. Featuring an essay by Martin Amis and an interview with Viswanathan Anand, Indian chess grandmaster, a former five-time World Chess Champion and a record two-time Chess World Cup Champion.
245x180mm 192 pages ISBN: 978-1-7398878-6-5 Published in 2024 Produced in association with World Chess and FIDE. Limited edition includes a bespoke box and a C-Print.
An incredible collection of photographs documenting the intersection of chess and culture is published by FUEL, in the year FIDE (the International Chess Federation) celebrates its 100th anniversary. Artists, actors, musicians and more all show their love of the most cerebral of games in Chess Players.
This title is part of the World Chess publishing program aimed at introducing new and beautiful books about the sport. These are not ‘chess books’ but art books that show and document the way chess is part of the lifestyle and have always been.