The Move of the White Queen

Lev Kassil dedicated his book to athletes and their coaches, to everyone striving for new victories, overcoming themselves, achieving the impossible. «The Move of the White Queen» is a tale of strength of spirit, perseverance, love, and loyalty. Stepan Chudinov, a former champion of Russia in skiing, arrives in a distant Siberian city. A first-class coach, he wants to forget about coaching. Fate had other plans, as it is in Zimogorsk that Natasha Skuratova, a talented self-taught skier, lives. Stepan returns to his beloved work so that Natasha, from the mistress of the snow mountain, becomes a true white queen, an Olympic champion in skiing.