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Beth Harmon finds chess after her mother dies. Shy and alone, she lives in an orphanage. A caretaker teaches her how to play the game. Chess soon becomes the focus of her life.

As Beth grows up, she struggles with alcohol and pills. Yet her mind feels clear when she plays chess. At sixteen, she enters the US Open for the first time. She moves toward a match against the world's best player. But she must also face her own fears and urge to escape.

This novel by Уолтер Тевис blends chess with a young woman's struggle with addiction. It suits readers drawn to fiction about inner conflict and competition. This Russian-language paperback edition came out from АСТ in 2024. The novel also became a Netflix series starring Anya Taylor-Joy.