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Fischer World Champion!: The Acclaimed Classic about the 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Championship Match

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In 1972 Bobby Fischer famously beat Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in Reykjavik to win the world title. This book tells the classic story of that match, including the perplexing prelude and the dramatic games. This is a NEW EDITION following the death of Bobby Fischer, with a new introductory tribute to Fischer by former world champion Garry Kasparov, and a new preface by Jan Timman, in which he relates of his stunning meeting with Bobby in 1990 in a night club in Brussels.

Language: English

Pages: 175

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New in Chess

Release: May 01, 2009

ISBN: 9056912631

ISBN 13: 9789056912635

Fischer World Champion!: The Acclaimed Classic about the 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Championship Match

4.5/5 ( ratings)

In 1972 Bobby Fischer famously beat Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in Reykjavik to win the world title. This book tells the classic story of that match, including the perplexing prelude and the dramatic games. This is a NEW EDITION following the death of Bobby Fischer, with a new introductory tribute to Fischer by former world champion Garry Kasparov, and a new preface by Jan Timman, in which he relates of his stunning meeting with Bobby in 1990 in a night club in Brussels.

Language: English

Pages: 175

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New in Chess

Release: May 01, 2009

ISBN: 9056912631

ISBN 13: 9789056912635

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