A book of chess fantasy stories by Amatzia Avni, published by Mongoose Press in 2011. Hardcover. The Baron Munchausen column ran in the British magazine CHESS Monthly from August 1999 to June 2008, a hundred episodes in all. This book collects the better ones, revised, adds sixteen written for the book, and carries illustrations by Elite.
The tales are grouped by subject into eight chapters: Amazing Travels; Records and Unusual Feats; Curious Encounters; Special Rules, Boards and Pieces; Technology and Inventions; Historical Events; Tricks and Magic; and Distinctive Chess Style. Real chess facts are woven through the invention.
Best for: readers who enjoy the odd corners of the game. Any level.