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Chessmen of Mars

by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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SHEA had just beaten me at chess, as usual, and, also as usual, I had gleaned what questionable satisfaction I might by twitting him with this indication of failing mentality by calling his attention to the nth time to that theory, propounded by certain scientists, which is based upon the assertion that phenomenal chess players are always found to be from the ranks of children under twelve, adults over seventy-two or the mentally defective—a theory that is lightly ignored upon those rare occasions that I win.

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Series: Barsoom Publisher: eBooksLib

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  • Release date: August 20, 2005

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  • ISBN: 9781412159500
  • Release date: August 20, 2005

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  • ISBN: 9781412159500
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  • Release date: August 20, 2005

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Classic Literature Fiction Science Fiction

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SHEA had just beaten me at chess, as usual, and, also as usual, I had gleaned what questionable satisfaction I might by twitting him with this indication of failing mentality by calling his attention to the nth time to that theory, propounded by certain scientists, which is based upon the assertion that phenomenal chess players are always found to be from the ranks of children under twelve, adults over seventy-two or the mentally defective—a theory that is lightly ignored upon those rare occasions that I win.

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Classic Literature Fiction Science Fiction