My 60 Memorable Games: Selected And Fully Annotated
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.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A legend in his own lifetime, Bobby Fischer — the most celebrated chess player of the twentieth century — presents sixty of his most brilliant and hard-fought contests in My 60 Memorable Games, a masterwork of chess literature that remains unrivalled in its depth and insight. Spanning his tournament career from 1957 to 1967, Fischer selects and fully annotates each game himself, walking the reader through his razor-sharp tactical calculations, positional ideas, and the psychological battles waged across the board against the world's greatest grandmasters, from Mikhail Tal to Tigran Petrosian. What elevates this volume far beyond a mere collection of scoresheets is Fischer's uncompromising, first-person voice — candid, combative, and utterly authoritative — which transforms each annotation into a gripping narrative of competitive genius at work. With introductions to each game provided by International Grandmaster Larry Evans, the text gains an additional layer of context and analysis that enriches even the most seasoned player's understanding. Widely regarded as one of the finest chess books ever written, it stands as both an essential study guide and an electrifying portrait of a mind that redefined what it meant to play the game — leaving the reader to wonder what Fischer truly saw in those silent, furious hours at the board.
Author: Bobby Fischer
Format: Paperback
Published: 1972, Faber and Faber
Genre: Sport & fitness
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A legend in his own lifetime, Bobby Fischer — the most celebrated chess player of the twentieth century — presents sixty of his most brilliant and hard-fought contests in My 60 Memorable Games, a masterwork of chess literature that remains unrivalled in its depth and insight. Spanning his tournament career from 1957 to 1967, Fischer selects and fully annotates each game himself, walking the reader through his razor-sharp tactical calculations, positional ideas, and the psychological battles waged across the board against the world's greatest grandmasters, from Mikhail Tal to Tigran Petrosian. What elevates this volume far beyond a mere collection of scoresheets is Fischer's uncompromising, first-person voice — candid, combative, and utterly authoritative — which transforms each annotation into a gripping narrative of competitive genius at work. With introductions to each game provided by International Grandmaster Larry Evans, the text gains an additional layer of context and analysis that enriches even the most seasoned player's understanding. Widely regarded as one of the finest chess books ever written, it stands as both an essential study guide and an electrifying portrait of a mind that redefined what it meant to play the game — leaving the reader to wonder what Fischer truly saw in those silent, furious hours at the board.