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The Tournament is a 2009 British independent action thriller film, [3] marking the directorial debut of Scott Mann. The film was conceived by Jonathan Frank and Nick Rowntree while at the University of Teesside with Mann. The script was written by Gary Young, Jonathan Frank, and Nick Rowntree.
The Tournament - Historical Novel Society. Written by Matthew Reilly. Review by Jeanne Greene. England, 1543. Elizabeth Tudor is 13 years old and, as third in the line of succession, vulnerable to the political intrigues that surround the throne.
by Matthew Reilly (Author) 4.4 2,232 ratings. Book 1 of 2: Tournament. See all formats and editions. From global superstar Matthew Reilly comes a gripping historical thriller; a tale of murder, passion and intrigue set in the majestic city of Constantinople. England, 1546.
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Nov 7, 2013 · The Tournament, set in the 1500s, is a historical thriller; a murder mystery novel that also chronicles a defining, albeit, fictional moment in Queen Elizabeth I’s childhood. When I first heard that this novel was to be based around a chess tournament my first thoughts were, what’s the catch?
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Martin's own chess skills and experience allowed him to be hired as a tournament director for the Continental Chess Association, which ran chess tournaments on the weekends. This gave him a sufficient income, and because the tournaments only ran on Saturdays and Sundays, it allowed him to work as a writer five days a week from 1973 to 1976.
The year is 1546, and Suleiman the Magnificent, the feared Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, issues an invitation to every king in Europe: You are invited to send your finest player to compete in a chess tournament to determine the champion of the known world.
The Tournament is a 2013 Historical Detective Fiction novel by Matthew Reilly. A 13-year-old Elizabeth Tudor and her tutor, Roger Ascham, get mixed up in a murder plot while attending a high profile chess tournament in Constantinople.
