How Life Imitates Chess
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How Life Imitates Chess is a book by Garry Kasparov that uses lessons from his chess career to explore strategy, decision-making, and leadership in life and business.
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| How Life Imitates Chess canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How Life Imitates Chess Context triple: [Garry Kasparov, notableWork, How Life Imitates Chess]
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A.
A Game of Chess
"A Game of Chess" is the second section of T. S. Eliot’s modernist poem "The Waste Land," depicting fractured, anxiety-ridden domestic and social scenes that reflect the broader spiritual desolation of post–World War I Europe.
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B.
River Chess
River Chess is a chalk stream in southeast England that flows through Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire before joining the River Colne.
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C.
Knight’s Gambit
"Knight’s Gambit" is a collection of detective stories by William Faulkner featuring lawyer Gavin Stevens and set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.
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D.
The Twin Pawns
"The Twin Pawns" is a 1920 silent drama film, based on Wilkie Collins' novel "The Woman in White," featuring an early screen appearance by Sterling Hayden.
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E.
The Bishop’s Move
"The Bishop’s Move" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring one of Mr Mulliner’s comic tales of romantic and clerical mishaps.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How Life Imitates Chess Target entity description: How Life Imitates Chess is a book by Garry Kasparov that uses lessons from his chess career to explore strategy, decision-making, and leadership in life and business.
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A.
A Game of Chess
"A Game of Chess" is the second section of T. S. Eliot’s modernist poem "The Waste Land," depicting fractured, anxiety-ridden domestic and social scenes that reflect the broader spiritual desolation of post–World War I Europe.
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B.
River Chess
River Chess is a chalk stream in southeast England that flows through Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire before joining the River Colne.
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C.
Knight’s Gambit
"Knight’s Gambit" is a collection of detective stories by William Faulkner featuring lawyer Gavin Stevens and set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.
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D.
The Twin Pawns
"The Twin Pawns" is a 1920 silent drama film, based on Wilkie Collins' novel "The Woman in White," featuring an early screen appearance by Sterling Hayden.
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E.
The Bishop’s Move
"The Bishop’s Move" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring one of Mr Mulliner’s comic tales of romantic and clerical mishaps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Garry Kasparov ⓘ |
| basedOn | Garry Kasparov's chess career ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
career planning
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competitive strategy ⓘ long-term thinking ⓘ personal development ⓘ risk assessment ⓘ |
| genre |
business
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self-help ⓘ strategy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
chess grandmaster
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political activist ⓘ world chess champion ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| hasStructure | short thematic chapters ⓘ |
| includes |
business case analogies
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chess anecdotes ⓘ personal reflections ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
business leaders
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general readers ⓘ managers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
business
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chess ⓘ decision-making ⓘ leadership ⓘ strategy ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
calculated risk-taking
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preparation versus inspiration ⓘ thinking several moves ahead ⓘ |
| pageCount | about 240 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Bloomsbury
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HarperCollins ⓘ |
| teaches |
decision-making under uncertainty
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leadership skills ⓘ learning from mistakes ⓘ preparation and planning ⓘ strategic thinking ⓘ |
| usesAsMetaphor | chess ⓘ |
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Subject: How Life Imitates Chess Description of subject: How Life Imitates Chess is a book by Garry Kasparov that uses lessons from his chess career to explore strategy, decision-making, and leadership in life and business.
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