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Counterplay : An Anthropologist at the Chessboard by Desjarlais, Robert R.(Author) is a games available to read on EtoBox.
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"<i>Counterplay</i> explores the inner world of a chess player and examines how we attempt to make meaning from the game and the forms of life that surround it. Desjarlais's personal account skillfully illustrates the absorbing, enchanting, and exacting qualities of chess, while also highlighting the penury, disillusion and pettiness that regretfully permeate the game."—Jonathan Rowson, PhD, Grandmaster and British Chess Champion (2004-2006)<br><br>"This book is replete with deeply researched an
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- Author
- Desjarlais, Robert R.(Author)
- Publisher
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780520272606
- Category
- games
- Subjects
- Psychology, Sports, Anthropology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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