Chessmaster

Description for CHESSMASTER by Nick Carter:

CHESSMASTER-KILLMASTER

The name of the game was chess---and agent N3 had exactly twenty-seven days to become a master of it...

The chessmaster, Alexi Belnikov, the new Soviet champion, who held vital information that could cripple Russia---it was a mere token of gratitude in exchange for asylum in the United States...

Switzerland---the location of the world tournament of champions and the site of a bloody battle of wits, pitting Nick against a diabolical enemy in a sinister game where there are no rules---only certain death for the loser....