The Immortal Game

By Ilya Krivosheev

The plot of this story is based on the famous chess game - the Immortal Game. In the center of Europe there is a state in which power was usurped by the “last dictator of Europe” - President Alexander Pulu. Opposition leader Zavalny confronts President Pulu. Once Zavalny was poisoned. President Pulu is suspected of poisoning. To save Zavalny, the opposition urgently takes him to Germany for treatment. The case of the murder of a famous artist in Germany, which is led by Interpol investigator Giacomo Bondianni, surprisingly intersects with the poisoning of Zavalny.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ilya Krivosheev
• Release date: May 10, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005698874

Ilya Krivosheev

Young prose writer, pastry cook and traveler from Russia. Author of the books "Peter Hostel", "Byzantium", "The House We Live In", "The Major Arcana".

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Chapter 1. King’s Gambit Debut

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Till opened YouTube on his phone and the first video was a new interview with the singer Endshpil. Till was disgusted with this self-righteous homosexual, but he always looked through all the information about him. And Till watched this interview too. The famous blogger Yuri Dal took an interview with the singer. Yuri Dal did not torment Endshpil for a long time with questions about creativity and the amount of money earned, but went straight to the question of the singer’s sexual orientation, because this topic interested everyone.

And Endshpil without a twinge of conscience, without the slightest shame, as always, told that he was really gay.

- Aren’t you afraid to be gay in Belarus? - asked Yuri Dal.

- Yes, I know what you mean, - Endshpil replied. - Our society is really homophobic. I have been attacked by bastards several times, but since I am a world famous singer, I managed to escape. And a simple gay in our country cannot openly say that he is gay, otherwise he will be killed. But precisely because I am a world famous singer, I consider it right to use my high position and status to openly confess to people my non-traditional sexual orientation. I believe that people should understand a simple thing. Eight billion people live on our planet. And all these people want to live well and eat deliciously. But our planet is not rubber, there are no resources here that can satisfy the needs of all people. And if people continue to multiply further, then there will be a disaster. Homosexuality is a peaceful form of population decline. If you do not want a peaceful form, then you will get a war. Isn’t that clear? I do not envy the rulers of our countries, they are all in a very difficult situation now. I think that they all suffer from insomnia, are often