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The Immortal Game: A History of Chess by David Shenk

Chess is not new. Even those who have never played it know enough to recognize the game and its important pieces and terms. But to get a real understanding of its development over time and its influence on all manner of affairs, David Shenk's book is a great place to start. As an excellent science writer and descendent of a legendary chess player he brings great rigorousness and lucid writing to this history of chess. The title is a double entendre that refers to chess itself and a specific game played more than 150 years ago. As Shenk lays out the story of chess in each chapter he also shows, move by move, how that specific game played out, leading to a terrific conclusion.

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Susan Polgar is a chess pioneer as the first female chess Grandmaster in the world. Born in Hungary, she and her sisters have been a force in the world of chess for more than two decades.

Less known is that her father was a psychologist who believed that genius could be developed, and used his children in a real life experiment to prove that. This National Geographic video shows how her brain works.

My brilliant brain.

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