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BLITZ VOLUME 2, THE MANGA EVERY CHESS FAN NEEDS, ARRIVES IN BOOKSTORES ON OCTOBER 23!

BLITZ, the shônen manga on chess, sponsored by the greatest player in History, Garry Kasparov, returns to the spotlight with the release of vol 2. 

 

Our heroes get straight into action with the first tournaments. The matches are staged in an extremely dynamic way, skillfully mixing real-life phases and battles in an imaginary world.

 
The reader is caught up in the rhythm and the intensity of the moves made by each player!


It is also an opportunity to get to know the members of the chess club of the International School of Shibuya, and to discover new characters ...
 

Cedric Biscay, Daitaro Nishihara and Tsukasa Mori aimed to further enhance this tome by offering original and quality bonuses, that allows each reader to become a little more familiar with the well-known prestigious world of chess.

 

A complete chess lexicon provides readers with basic technical knowledge.

 

An entire analysis of a game used in the manga also allows the reader to understand the moves and gives him a better vision of this particular game.

 

Finally, a new text from Alexis Champion, our intuition specialist allows a better understanding of the phenomena describe in the story.

 

BLITZ always aims to popularize chess by offering ambitious entertainment for all ages. We hope to take another step in this direction with this volume 2!

 

PRESS CONFERENCE : Thursday October 22, at 3pm, Café de la Rotonde, Casino de Monte-Carlo

 

AUTOGRAPH SIGNING SESSION : Meet Cédric Biscay on October 22 at 5.30pm at Bibliothèque Princesse Caroline, 1 bd Albert 1er, in Monaco.

 

To order Blitz Volume 2 click HERE