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How Life Imitates Chess

Making the Right Moves - From the Board to the Boardroom

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How Life Imitates Chess

Written by: Garry Kasparov
Narrated by: Adam Grupper
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One of the world's most highly regarded strategists uses his mastery of the world's most ancient and subtle game to show readers how chess's tools can make them more successful in business and in life.

How Life Imitates Chess is a primer on how to think, make decisions, prepare strategies and anticipate the future. Kasparov has distilled the lessons he learned over a lifetime as a Chess grandmaster to cover the practical side—tactics, strategy, preparation—as well as the subtler, more human arts of using memory, intuition, and imagination. It's a remarkably honest audiobook in which Kasparov—one of the world's most celebrated and successful competitors—details both his blunders and his victories, always with the intent to enable readers to absorb his lessons and do better for themselves.

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This book illustrate the subjective view of the world by Kasparov. It puts back into questions aspect of your mental state, and bring to question why you are doing things and how you are doing things.

I don't think I really learned anything specific, but it is interesting to see psychological profile of Kasparov. It's really about telling yourself that it's not about yourself, but about the situation, and to keep a clear sight of what's happening.

I liked the vulgarization he makes of the psychology by using chess references.

The only bad tought I had about this book is that it might miss a little structure. It feels a bit disorganized at moment.

Adopt an agressive and competitive mindset

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Perfect book for beginners to experts, wonderful story and amazing lessons that you can actually apply on the chessboard… very few books like this one on chess that you can readily find

Fantastic

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mase my a life enthusiast as well as a chess one too! great insight by a genius.

life changing book

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this book has gave another perspective on chess and also another perspective how i see life.

easy to listen and great link with chess and life.

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I'm sure that many people, like me, got this AB because of their love of chess, and admiration for Kasparov's brilliance at the game. In fact I found myself paying closer attention than I might have to a less familiar intellect, and I was impressed at the business insights I received as a result. In short, my introspection was sharpened, and I believe I will be rewarded. I'm glad he played to chess fans with his anecdotes, which were fascinating, and often enthralling. Bravo Mr. Kasparov and may you also attain your political goals, for all of us. Thank you.

A Kasparov Masterclass

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Great takeaways from this book about planning, calculation, always growing and being humble in life.

A great perspective on life from a master of planning

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