En Passant

Daniel Silverman, a chess grandmaster from New York City, awakens to find himself abducted, bound and utterly helpless in a dingy room somewhere in Morocco. He had traveled to the west coast of Africa to play in a major international tournament. Yet, his captors believe his trip had an altogether different purpose. Right or wrong, Daniel is about to play the opening moves of the toughest — and undoubtedly most dangerous — game of his life.

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