A collection of stories, told first-hand, by people who have known Bobby Fischer in the past. There are 7 authors in all, making for a book with many different views on America’s greatest chess player of all time.
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Seven authors make up this work: GM Eduard Gufeld, Carlos Almarza-Mato, Mike Morris, Wolfgang Unzicker, Gudmendur Thorarinsson, Bragi Kristjansson, and the editor Bob Long.
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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
one of most interesting book about Fischer.,
By Hoa H (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bobby Fischer: From Chess Genius to Legend (Paperback)
I have 4 or 5 books about Fischer, but this one is different. It shows Fischer, the person. Seven contributors recalled their personal contacts with Fischer. Their encounters were first-hand, so their stories are truer. There are no deep chess analyses in this book, however they are the important games during Fischer's career. This is no problem, because I can find the analyses in other books or magazines, or even from chess programs. The interviews, stories, experience, observation that the authors shared enlighten me many points about Fischer. He is incredible, demanding bunch of money to play the championship with Spassky; then rejecting more money when having to defend his title. He turned down large sum of money when asked to write a book about the match. How could he rack up long strings of wins without allowing a single draw along? And these games were against the GMs. This book also has many good pictures along his exciting career. A nice article written by Unzicker near the end showed how fairly Fischer treated chess-fellows. This book could a short historical document illustrating the rise and fall of a chess titan.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Book,
By Nimzo-Karpov (Virginia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bobby Fischer: From Chess Genius to Legend (Paperback)
Contrary to some of the "experts" that panned this book (eg Randy Bauer), this book is a gold mine of information about Fischer's chess philosophy and style. The many included games are annotated and related to specific aspects of his play. Included are discussions of: open positions, prophylaxis, tension, piece placement, playing dynamic positions etc. . Tweny aspects of his style are listed. This is the clearest explanation of the various aspects of his play that I've seen.
Obviously, there is some gossipy stuff, but the attention to his games is what counts. Highly recommended.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Good, but beware!,
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This review is from: CJS Purdy's Fine Art of Chess Annotation and Other Thoughts, Vol. 3 (C.J.S. Purdy Gold Chess Series) (Paperback)
There is no doubt that the sections written by Purdy (i.e. the annotated games) make this book a worthy purchase. But later sections of the book are not written by Purdy-they are by Ralph Tykodi-and they are useless. For instance the chapter with the intriguing title "The road to 2000" is basically an advertisement for the other books in the series-very very little practical advice. It seems that if Purdy had written a chapter on how to get to 2000 rating, it would be practical and useful: he was one of the greatest chess teachers of all time. But again-the sections written by Purdy (over a hundred games!) make the book worth it.
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In the summer of 1978 a tall, elegant man entered one of New York City's cafes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
positional tension, chess crown, chess fans, chess event, intermediate moves, chess literature, tactical insight, chess world, chess genius, chess life, playing hall, world chess champion, international tournament, sixth game Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bobby Fischer, Robert Fischer, Boris Spassky, New York, Anatoly Karpov, Soviet Union, United States, King's Indian, Bent Larsen, Buenos Aires, Match of the Century, Larry Evans, Memorable Games, Los Angeles, Palma de Mallorca, Robert James Fischer, Brad Darrach, Max Euwe, Svetozar Gligoric, Tigran Petrosian, Board One, Harry Golombek, San Francisco, Gilfer Memorial, Mar del Plata New!
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In the summer of 1978 a tall, elegant man entered one of New York City's cafes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
positional tension, chess crown, chess fans, chess event, intermediate moves, chess literature, tactical insight, chess world, chess genius, chess life, playing hall, world chess champion, international tournament, sixth game Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bobby Fischer, Robert Fischer, Boris Spassky, New York, Anatoly Karpov, Soviet Union, United States, King's Indian, Bent Larsen, Buenos Aires, Match of the Century, Larry Evans, Memorable Games, Los Angeles, Palma de Mallorca, Robert James Fischer, Brad Darrach, Max Euwe, Svetozar Gligoric, Tigran Petrosian, Board One, Harry Golombek, San Francisco, Gilfer Memorial, Mar del Plata New!
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This book cites 5
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- The Sicilian Defence (The Tournament Player's Repertoire of Openings) by Eduard Gufeld on page 39
- New Jersey: Images of Wilderness by Tom Till on page 12
- Bobby Fischer by Frank Brady on page 33
- How to Beat Bobby Fischer (Dover Chess) by Edmar Mednis on page 98
- The Royal Game & Other Stories by Stefan Zweig on page 146
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