No capacity for any other intellectual activity, Mirko Czentovicz revealed, as a child, as a chess genius, which has become world champion. But in a boat trip from New York to Buenos Aires, he presents an enigmatic opponent: Mr. B., a noble Viennese fleeing the Nazis. One of the passengers of the steam is about the two characters accompanying the reader to the confrontation between the two players. If The Royal Game presents the clash of two opposing natures, it shows us also, and largely, the resilience of the human being subjected to extraordinary pressure. And all this with a great deal of intrigue and expertise.
