Players and Pawns: How Chess Builds Community and Culture by Gary Alan Fine (Hardcover, 2015)

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In contrast, Gary Alan Fine argues that chess is a social duet: two players in silent dialogue who always take each other into account in their play. Surrounding that one-on-one contest is a community life that can be nearly as dramatic and intense as the across-the-board confrontation.