[Must-Read Classics] Chess that Saved Me From the Loneliness of Solitary Confinement Eventually Became a Trap that Controlled Me

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Stefan Zweig's novel *Chess Tales* deals with the process by which Dr. B, imprisoned in solitary confinement in a Nazi prison, attempts to overcome his isolation through chess but instead falls into obsession and delusion. Through the resurfacing of past wounds during a match against the world champion, the work suggests that the aspirations that sustain the human psyche can sometimes become a trap that confines oneself.