• The book is written with a lot of knowledge about, feeling for and love for the unique chess player Rolf Martens was.
• Few people in Swedish chess have had such a mythological status as the man of rebellion or resistance.
• Martens’ life is really made for being documented, and this well-written and well-researched book illustrates his many sides and peculiarities, both on and off the chessboard.
• Rolf Martens’ unusual life has earned him a bit of a cult status in chess circles, which is why this book is very welcome.