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Samson Tausig is on page 90 of 128
Pages 60 - 90

• Dr B agrees to play Czentovic one on one
• Dr B astonishes everyone from the start
• Czentovic is thrown off - not use to this
• It’s as if Dr B is possessed - playing too quickly
• Narrator notices Dr B’s behaviour becoming agitated and obsessive
• Slips into mental state - playing memorised games
• Match Stopped - Hear Dr B’s Holocaust trauma
Jan 18, 2026 04:26AM
Chess (Little Clothbound Classics)

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Samson Tausig
Samson Tausig is on page 60 of 128
Pages 20-60

• Several Passengers organise a game against Mirko
• They use money to appeal to his greed
• Czentovic plays deliberately slow and barely acknowledges his opponents
• Dr B - Quiet elegant man watched the game
• Following his advice the amateurs get better
• Czentovic is clearly irritated
• Dr B’s hidden expertise is revealed
Jan 18, 2026 04:23AM
Chess (Little Clothbound Classics)


Samson Tausig
Samson Tausig is on page 20 of 128
Pages 1-20

• Narrator travelling on boat from New York to Buenos Aires
• He is observing all the wealthy passengers onboard
• Mirko Czentovic - World Chess Champion - Also onboard but feels odd and aloof
• Czentovic - Cold, Intellectually Dull, Socially awkward but unbeatable
• He was an uneducated peasant boy - orphaned
• Arrogant, Greedy and Uninterested.
Jan 14, 2026 02:08PM
Chess (Little Clothbound Classics)


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