Chess devotees simply can't get enough of Bobby Fischer. Every facet of his personality and his play unfolds in this biographical study. In addition to analyzing his exceptional talent, it captures and puts into perspective his tough youth, anti-social tendencies, fights against the chess authorities, and growing mental illness. There's also extensive information from recently opened FBI files about Fischer, and a discussion of a low point: when Fischer cheered the collapse of the Twin Towers.
Wanted More about the Chess, not the Issues There was never a great champion in chess than Bobby Fischer. He was a artist over the board. His combinations, his sacrifices, and opening moves are still some of the most popular attractions. In later years, Bobby has developed a mental illness that has caused serious damage to his reputation and to the world. This book, I was hoping, would deal with his background, mostly his chess career. It disappointed me because the book was really a T.V. documentary, and much of the book was interviews with various people who have come across in Bobby's life. I wanted to learn about this amazing talent, not so much about his off-the-wall comments over the years. I feel for Bobby, he is sick, and died recently a paranoid man. At 13, Bobby was beating grandmasters. He is a special talent, one in a million. This was not a great book on his background. It was mostly a book about the issues around Bobby, but not his chess.
Genius at work! For this new generation, the name of Bobby Fisher may mean a mere anecdote, but for all those who lived that decade, Fisher meant the epic of the irreverent chess player, signed by a curious personality, surrounded of mystery.
Since his match with Tigran Petrossian, I became an enthusiatic player; as a matter of fact I acquired a fabulous text with all these games, but that jast was the prelude for the final combat with Boris Spassky.
The world was aware that far beyond a simple match, that duel meant the challenge between West and East, where the Soviet hegemony was being seriously carved in relief. In this sense, the aroused interest by every one of those games was in the headlines of the great newspapers by then.
Today, I was shocked by his early death (64). With his departure, an epic chapter has been over. If you are a hard fan of the chess game, it's useless to remark the transcendence of his legend, and for all those newcomers on the fabulous game, it would be very recommendable to get close to him, because, the chess game reached a legendary status like the Baseball, Football, Basketball and even the Olympic games.
In memory of Bobby Fisher!
Fischer Revealed! Bobby Fischer-Chess genius or insane tyrant? Or somewhere in between? This book dives into the subject with a series of interviews with people who have crossed paths with him at one time or another during his stormy life. We are warned that any friend of Fischer who talks too much is completely cut out of his life, so this is not a tell all-learn all book. But it's probably as close as we are going to get. Why all the interest in this man? Some of his comments about the U.S. and the Jewish people are horrifying.Some people question his sanity. He clearly has some MAJOR bitterness in him! But if you were alive during the early 70's, when ,during the cold war, he single handedly took on the Russians,and became world champion,you'll never forget it. And he inspired millions of kids, like me, to learn chess...probably most from his book:"Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess".He did so much for chess in this country..but he could have done so much more. This book explains why he didn't...or maybe why he couldn't. Excellent!
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