Chess Story: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Chess Story audiobook runs 2.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Joe Hempel (about 1.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 2.4 hours, it is shorter than 96% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Joe Hempel
Joe Hempel narrates 433 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,472 hours in all.
- The Intruder
- Something So Right
- A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
- The Haunted Forest Tour
- Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
116 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2024 recording read by AI Voice David Castlemore runs 0.4 hours shorter (2 hours).
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Chess Story is an audiobook by Stefan Zweig: a 2.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Hempel, released July 13, 2026, on the Psychological and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe Hempel
- Released
- July 13, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Psychological, Historical (Fiction), Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9798331945886
How to listen to Chess Story free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Chess Story audiobook?
Chess Story runs 2.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.6 hours.
Is the Chess Story audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Chess Story?
Chess Story is narrated by Joe Hempel.