num_pages: 319
description: Ballantine Books, 1965. paperback, 3rd printing stated. Hugo nominee and British Fantasy Award winner. This novel explores the idea of subliminal messages as political tools, and it is notable for having the structure of a famous 1892 chess game between Wilhelm Steinitz and Mikhail Chigorin.
language: English
title: The Squares of the City
titlecomplete: The Squares of the City
genres: Science Fiction Fantasy, Dystopia, Politics, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Fiction, Classics, Chess, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 640
awards: awardedAt: -126201600000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Ballantine Books