Originally published, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1968; London: Faber, 1970.
Includes index.
The chess companion : a merry collection of tales of chess and its players, together with a cornucopia of games, problems, epigrams & advice topped off with the greatest game of chess ever played by Irving Chernev. ISBN 0571102425. Published by Faber in 1972. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.