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A King in Hiding: How a Child Refugee Became a World Chess Champion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781848318281)
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xForced to flee Bangladesh aged eight, chess prodigy Fahim Mohammad arrived in Paris with his father as illegal immigrants.
Fahim was tutored by one of France's top chess coaches, Xavier Parmentier, who gave him a sense of purpose, his struggles on the chessboard mirroring both his victories and his crushing defeats in his battle for a normal life. Rising through local and national tournaments to be crowned France's Under-12 Chess Champion in 2012, Fahim became a national sensation.
Told through the clear eyes of a child, Fahim's tale is both heartwarming and grimly eye-opening in equal measure.
Author: Fahim Fahim, Sophie Le Callennec, Xavier Parmentier
ISBN-10: 1848318286
ISBN-13: 9781848318281
Publisher: Icon Books
Language: English
Published: 03/05/2015
Pages: 227
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d
By Fahim Fahim
xFAHIM lives with his father on the outskirts of Paris. SOPHIE LE CALLENNEC is an expert in East African geography and has written numerous school textbooks. XAVIER PARMENTIER is a chess grandmaster. BARBARA MELLOR has thirty years' experience as a translator and editor, R?sistance by Agn?s Humbert (Bloomsbury, 2009) being a recent highlight.
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