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Gambit contains these three (the page references are to the Bantam edition): Trimmer. Page 71, at the beginning of Chapter 8. This word, with this meaning, also appears in Champagne for One. Analeptic. Page 125, halfway through Chapter 12. Contemned. Page 154, next-to-last page of the book. This word also appears in Prisoner's Base.
Schiller also worked as chess developer [7] mainly developing teaching tools, like all the tutorials for computer software Kasparov's Gambit, [8] chapters of the reference manual of the same game and developing teaching tools included in Chessmaster 5000. Amongst Schiller's large output, some of his books have received poor reviews.
The Queen's Gambit is a 1983 American novel by Walter Tevis, exploring the life of fictional female chess prodigy Beth Harmon. A bildungsroman, or coming-of-age story, it covers themes of adoption, feminism, chess, drug addiction and alcoholism. The book was adapted for the 2020 Netflix miniseries, The Queen's Gambit.
Machineries of Empire is a series of military science fiction/science fantasy/space opera novels by American writer Yoon Ha Lee and published by Solaris Books. It consists of Ninefox Gambit (2016), Raven Stratagem (2017) and Revenant Gun (2018). A collection of short stories set in the same universe, Hexarchate Stories, was published in 2019 ...
The Uncanny X-Men #266 (Aug. 1990) is the first in-story appearance of Gambit, even though another book featuring him was published prior to it by mistake. [10] Cover art by Andy Kubert and Pat Brosseau. Gambit Volume One (1993) and Gambit Volume Two (1997) explored the character's mysterious past and his ties to the New Orleans Thieves' Guild.
Gambit Publications is a major publisher of chess books. The company's headquarters is in London. It has published more than 200 chess books. The company was founded by three chess players. Grandmaster (GM) John Nunn is the chess director, GM Murray Chandler is the managing director, and FIDE Master Graham Burgess is the editorial director.
Something's Wrong! received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews [1] and School Library Journal. [2] Kirkus said, "This underwear affair is wise, witty, and just brief enough." [ 1 ] School Library Journal 's John Scott told readers to "expect hilarity to ensue wherever underwear stories are a hit with the add-on bonus of this being a great ...
Magician's Gambit is the third part of The Belgariad, a fantasy book series written by David Eddings continuing the events in Queen of Sorcery and is followed by Castle of Wizardry. Plot summary [ edit ]