Blitz, the first manga about chess

AGI – The first chess-themed manga arrives in Italy. It will be called “Blitz”, a word that evokes a very fast pace of play, and will be available from July next year. The Italian translation was edited by the international master Pierluigi Piscopo and is the result of a collaboration between different countries. Also involved in the project is Garry Kasparov, former world champion and leading figure in the history of the game.

The plot

This is the synthesis proposed by the site “Le Due Torri”, from which yes can pre-order the manga and the video trailer that tells about it.

Tom goes to high school and is in love with the beautiful Harmony. When he learns that she plays chess, he decides to join the school chess club as well. He just doesn’t even know the rules! Then he has no other choice: he must study and train seriously. He soon discovers Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player in history. After a thousand searches, he comes across a virtual reality simulator that will allow him to analyze the Maestro’s most famous games! But it will be an unexpected event to make Tom a player at the highest level, despite his…