This is the only book ever written entirely by Bobby Fischer. It is not to be confused with other books with similar names that were written by other authors. Here is the blurb on the original dust jacket, as published in 1959: THERE ARE 34 games in this book. The 13 from the U.S. Championship Tournament of 1957-58 and the prize-winning "Game of the Century" from the Third Rosenwald Trophy Tournament are penetratingly analyzed by Bobby Fischer, whose annotations provide invaluable instructions to the chess player of either average or advanced ability. In addition, this book includes the scores of Bobby Fischer's 20 games from the 1958 Portoroz Interzonal Tournament in which he played against the world's elite in chess, among them Tal, Gligorich, Petrosyan, and Bronstein. The games in this book reveal Bobby Fischer's brilliance in middle and end-game strategy, and also the latest and soundest treatments of popular openings-in particular, the Sicilian and King's Indian defenses. By playing these games over, the reader will become familiar with the patterns of the latest and soundest lines in chess, and will automatically begin to make stronger moves in his own games. At the age of fifteen, Bobby Fischer is the youngest international grandmaster of all time. He lives in Brooklyn, is a junior at Erasmus Hall High School, and is looking forward to the 1959 Candidates' Tournament, the winner of which challenges Mikhail Botvinnik for the world championship.
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At the age of fifteen, Bobby Fischer was the youngest international grandmaster of chess of all time. He lived in Brooklyn, was a junior at Erasmus Hall High School, and was looking forward to the 1959 Candidates' Tournament, the winner of which challenged Mikhail Botvinnik for the world championship.
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This review is from: Bobby Fischer's Games of Chess (Paperback)
This book contains 34 games, 15 won by Fischer, 17 draws, and two losses. All of the games are presented in English Descriptive Notation. The first 13 games are Fischer's games from the 1957-58 US Championship. Fischer won this tournament with eight wins, five draws, and no losses, and thus became chess champion of the United States when he was only 14 years old. All of these games are presented with notes by Fischer.
The 14th game in the book is the Gruenfeld Defense that Fischer won as Black against Donald Byrne in the Rosenwald Tournament of 1956. This is the best game ever won by a 13-year-old chessplayer. It is presented here with notes by Fischer and John Collins. The last 20 games in the book are Fischer's 20 games from the Portoroz Interzonal of 1958. Fischer scored six wins, 12 draws, and two losses in this tournament, and thus gained the title of International Grandmaster when he was only 15 years old. These 20 games are presented without notes. Fischer acknowledged having help from John Collins in writing this book. (The only book ever written entirely by Bobby Fischer is _I Was Tortured In The Pasadena Jailhouse_)
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Out of Print Since Fischer was a Kid,
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This review is from: Bobby Fischer's Games of Chess (Paperback)
Sam Sloan may be the sleaziest chess writer of all time. He would probably take that as a compliment, since he has boasted in print about having sex with child prostitutes in Thailand.
Nevertheless, nobody else has gone to the trouble of reprinting this little book. Fischer's analysis is hardly in-depth, but it does give some insight into the development of a young chess genius. The book is pretty outrageously priced, considering the minimal content. Nothing in it is likely to make you a better player. Maybe if it goes out of print, it'll become a collectors' item. For a few dollars more you can get Karsten Mueller's book that has all of Fischer's games. That way you'll be supporting a real chess player, not just some pervert.
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Reprint of Bobby's first book,
This review is from: Bobby Fischer's Games of Chess (Paperback)
I looked for several years on ebay to get a copy. This was impossible mainly because of high prices. Now I am happy to get this reprint.
But the book is only valuable for collectors, because the 15 year old Bobby was not able to write an outstanding book so far.
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