a major tournament is an important plot point. Stage adaptation On March 8, 2021, it was announced that the stage rights to the novel had been acquired by the entertainment company Level Forward. Publication history 1983, US, Random House 2003, US, Vintage References 1983 American novels American bildungsromans American novels adapted into television shows American sports novels American thriller novels Feminist novels Novels about alcoholism Novels about chess Novels by Walter Tevis Psychological thriller novels Random House books Novels set in Kentucky