The Match Of All Time: The Inside Story Of The Legendary 1972 Fischer-Spassky Chess World Championship In Reykjavik
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In the sweltering summer of 1972, a remote Icelandic city became the unlikely epicentre of a Cold War clash that transcended the 64 squares of a chessboard — The Match of All Time chronicles the legendary World Chess Championship between American prodigy Bobby Fischer and Soviet grandmaster Boris Spassky, as told by one of the pivotal figures who helped make it happen. Gudmundur Thorarinsson, then president of the Icelandic Chess Federation, delivers an authoritative, first-hand account of the behind-the-scenes negotiations, political brinkmanship, and near-catastrophic collapses that threatened to derail the most watched chess match in history before a single piece was moved. Thorarinsson's narrative cuts through decades of myth and media sensationalism to present the unvarnished reality of an event that gripped the world, weaving together the human drama of two extraordinary minds with the geopolitical tensions of a superpower rivalry played out on neutral ground. His insider perspective illuminates the extraordinary logistical and diplomatic feats required to seat Fischer and Spassky across from one another in Reykjavík, revealing a story far stranger and more compelling than the legend. For chess enthusiasts and history lovers alike, this is the definitive account of a moment that proved a game could stop the world — and leaves one wondering how close it all came to never happening at all.
Author: Gudmundur Thorarinsson
Format: Hardback
Published: 2022, New In Chess
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
In the sweltering summer of 1972, a remote Icelandic city became the unlikely epicentre of a Cold War clash that transcended the 64 squares of a chessboard — The Match of All Time chronicles the legendary World Chess Championship between American prodigy Bobby Fischer and Soviet grandmaster Boris Spassky, as told by one of the pivotal figures who helped make it happen. Gudmundur Thorarinsson, then president of the Icelandic Chess Federation, delivers an authoritative, first-hand account of the behind-the-scenes negotiations, political brinkmanship, and near-catastrophic collapses that threatened to derail the most watched chess match in history before a single piece was moved. Thorarinsson's narrative cuts through decades of myth and media sensationalism to present the unvarnished reality of an event that gripped the world, weaving together the human drama of two extraordinary minds with the geopolitical tensions of a superpower rivalry played out on neutral ground. His insider perspective illuminates the extraordinary logistical and diplomatic feats required to seat Fischer and Spassky across from one another in Reykjavík, revealing a story far stranger and more compelling than the legend. For chess enthusiasts and history lovers alike, this is the definitive account of a moment that proved a game could stop the world — and leaves one wondering how close it all came to never happening at all.