One of the major novels by Vladimir Nabokov, originally entitled “The Defense”. The novel features a chess-playing genius Luzhin who discovers his gift in boyhood, rising to the rank of Grandmaster.

Format: Paperback
Published: in UK in 2009
Publisher: Penguin Books
Pages: 183
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780141185989
ISBN 10: 0141185988