The Royal Game

Interesting Facts

• The book was written in 1941, shortly before the author's death.
• The main character, Dr. B., learns to play chess while in isolation in a Nazi prison.
• Dr. B. uses a stolen chess book to maintain his sanity in solitary confinement.
• The work explores themes of psychological pressure and internal struggle.
• The chess game in the book symbolizes the battle between reason and madness.
• The book was published posthumously in 1942.