{"product_id":"interregnum-inside-the-grueling-and-glamorous-battle-to-become-the-next-king-of-chess-9781639369911","title":"Interregnum: Inside the Grueling and Glamorous Battle to Become the Next King of Chess","description":"\u003cb\u003eA riveting chronicle of the battle for chess supremacy and the brilliant, eccentric, extremely online grandmasters changing an ancient game.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery elite chess player dreams of becoming world champion, of wearing the wreath and going down in history. Yet for many of today's top grandmasters, that dream long seemed out of reach: Norwegian juggernaut Magnus Carlsen was just too good. So when Carlsen announced he wouldn't defend his world title for a fifth time, the rest of the best saw a chance finally to sit on the throne. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInterregnum\u003c\/i\u003e follows these brilliant and often eccentric minds around the world as they vie to become world chess champion. It's a story of millennial greats whose time is running out. Of teenaged prodigies who refuse to wait their turn. Of triumph and heartbreak, aspiration and anxiety. Of an ancient sport experiencing a remarkable resurgence and of the extremely online \u003ci\u003eenfants terribles\u003c\/i\u003e changing the game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart sports chronicle, part paean, part character study, \u003ci\u003eInterregnum\u003c\/i\u003e offers something for both the chess-obsessed and the chess-curious as well as anyone who enjoys a riveting tale of struggle in sport or triumph of the intellect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jordan Himelfarb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 5.84w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639369911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJordan Himelfarb i\u003c\/b\u003es a managing editor of the \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e, one of North America's largest newspapers, where he oversees political, national, foreign and opinion coverage. He was previously the \u003ci\u003eStar's\u003c\/i\u003e politics editor and, before that, deputy editorial page editor. Himelfarb has been nominated three times for a National Newspaper Award, the highest honour in Canadian journalism, twice for his writing and once for his editing. Before coming to the \u003ci\u003eStar\u003c\/i\u003e, he was co-editor of \u003ci\u003eSaid the Gramophon\u003c\/i\u003ee, one of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine's top blogs of 2009, and co-editor of the book \u003ci\u003eTax is Not a Four-Letter Word. \u003c\/i\u003eOnce a competitive Scrabble player, he has in recent years turned his obsessive attention to chess and contract bridge.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jordan Himelfarb \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47876571824285,"sku":"9781639369911","price":47.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6339dfa4-7885-43c3-b72e-ed72a750c285.jpg?v=1777382154","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/interregnum-inside-the-grueling-and-glamorous-battle-to-become-the-next-king-of-chess-9781639369911","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}