The Chess Machine: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Chess Machine runs 13.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stephen Hoye (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Stephen Hoye
Stephen Hoye narrates 144 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,715 hours in all.
- The Warren Buffett Way: 3rd Edition
- The Teeth of the Tiger
- In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
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About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,237 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Before We Were Yours
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
- The Invention of Wings
- The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick
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
The Chess Machine is an audiobook by Robert Lohr: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephen Hoye, released October 1, 2007, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stephen Hoye
- Released
- October 1, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781400175130
How to listen to The Chess Machine free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Chess Machine as an audiobook?
The Chess Machine runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.
Is The Chess Machine free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Chess Machine?
The Chess Machine is narrated by Stephen Hoye.
Is The Chess Machine worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.