How Fischer Won: World Chess Championship — 1972
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Slightly creased spine.
In the summer of 1972, the world held its breath as Bobby Fischer, the mercurial American grandmaster, faced Soviet champion Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland, in what became the most celebrated chess match of the twentieth century. How Fischer Won provides a complete commentary and analysis of every game played in that landmark World Chess Championship, supplemented by a special section on the chess openings employed, a concise history of world championship chess, and biographical sketches of both players — all presented with the precision and clarity of an International Master and World Correspondence Chess Champion. C.J.S. Purdy, one of the most respected chess annotators of his era, brings both technical mastery and a rare gift for accessible instruction to his account of Fischer's historic triumph. His annotations illuminate the genius behind each move, making the strategic complexity of grandmaster chess comprehensible to players of every level. Beyond the board, Purdy captures the geopolitical electricity of a Cold War showdown fought not with weapons, but with pawns and knights — leaving the reader to wonder whether Fischer's brilliance was the product of destiny, obsession, or something altogether more extraordinary.
Author: C.J.S. Purdy
Format: Paperback
Published: 1972, E.J. Dwyer
Genre: Sport & fitness
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Slightly creased spine.
In the summer of 1972, the world held its breath as Bobby Fischer, the mercurial American grandmaster, faced Soviet champion Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland, in what became the most celebrated chess match of the twentieth century. How Fischer Won provides a complete commentary and analysis of every game played in that landmark World Chess Championship, supplemented by a special section on the chess openings employed, a concise history of world championship chess, and biographical sketches of both players — all presented with the precision and clarity of an International Master and World Correspondence Chess Champion. C.J.S. Purdy, one of the most respected chess annotators of his era, brings both technical mastery and a rare gift for accessible instruction to his account of Fischer's historic triumph. His annotations illuminate the genius behind each move, making the strategic complexity of grandmaster chess comprehensible to players of every level. Beyond the board, Purdy captures the geopolitical electricity of a Cold War showdown fought not with weapons, but with pawns and knights — leaving the reader to wonder whether Fischer's brilliance was the product of destiny, obsession, or something altogether more extraordinary.