The father of one character in this novella was a bargeman on the Danube killed by a grain steamer, leaving his son in the care of a parson who later refers the boy to Count Simzic.
The father of one character in this novella was a bargeman on the Danube killed by a grain steamer, leaving his son in the care of a parson who later refers the boy to Count Simzic. One character in this work is told he got a scar on his hand after breaking a window while arguing with himself, and is later reminded of that scar by the narrator when he begins to go mad again. That character had previously stolen a book featuring the works of masters like ($) Tartakower, Lasker, and Alekhine. In this novella, McConner taps a glass after every turn to call back his opponent, the savant Mirko Czentovic, who rides the same passenger ship. For fifteen points, identify this novella in which Dr. B learns a certain game while held in solitary confinement by Nazis by mentally playing as both the white and the black pieces, written by Stefan Zweig.
The father of one character in this novella was a bargeman on the Danube killed by a grain steamer, leaving his son in the care of a parson who later refers the boy to Count Simzic.
{Chess Story} (accept The {Royal Game} or {Schachnovelle})