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BOBBY FISCHER GOES TO WAR: How the Soviets Lost the Most
Extraordinary Chess Match for All Time (Book)
Nonfiction
BOBBY FISCHER GOES TO WAR: How the Soviets Lost the Most
Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time
David Edmonds and John Eidinow. Ecco,
ISBN 0-06-051024-2
The duo that crafted the bestselling Wittgenstein's Poker returns to chronicle "the
most notorious chess duel in history," the 1972 match between world champion Boris
Spassky and challenger Bobby Fischer. Although the competition has achieved iconic
status, Edmonds and Eidinow do an excellent job of making the story fresh, recreating
the atmosphere of controversy that surrounded both players long before they met in
Reykjavik, not to mention the extraordinary hurdles tournament organizers faced in
getting the already eccentric Fischer to even show up, which ultimately required a
phone call from Henry Kissinger and prize money put up by an English millionaire.
Fischer's troubling personality is a matter of common knowledge, but the thawing of
the Cold War enables the authors to flesh out the Soviet side of the story, offering a
fuller perspective on the friction between the rebellious grandmaster and Communist
officials, and revelations about the very active presence of the KGB during the games,
while debunking other rumors about plots to poison or brainwash Spassky.
(Declassified FBI files also present groundbreaking information about Fischer and his
family.) The actual chess has been analyzed to death elsewhere, so the authors don't
delve into the games' details much except when the players made horrendous
blunders, which segue into the underlying focus on psychology, addressing Fischer's
ability to get away with bullying officials into meeting his exacting demands and
Spassky's loss of confidence over the course of the match. Even if you think you know
the story, this highly entertaining account will surprise and delight. (Mar.)
Forecast: With a large marketing campaign and an eight-city author tour, this book
will likely experience the same success as Wittgenstein's Poker.
~~~~~~~~
By Sarah F. Gold, EDITOR; Emily Chenoweth, ASSOCIATE EDITOR and Jeff Zaleski,
FORECASTS EDITOR
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BOBBY FISCHER GOES TO WAR: How the Soviets Lost the Most
Extraordinary Chess Match for All Time (Book).
Autores: Gold, Sarah F.
Chenoweth, Emily
Zaleski, Jeff
Fuente: Publishers Weekly; 12/8/2003, Vol. 250 Issue 49, p52-52,1/4p
Tipo de documento: Book Review
Descriptores: *BOOKS -- Reviews
*NONFICTION
CHESS
Revisiones y BOBBY Fischer Goes to War: How the Soviets Lost the Most
productos: Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time (Book)
Gente: EDMONDS, David
EIDINOW, John
Resumen: Reviews the book "Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How the Soviets
Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time," by David Edmonds and John Eidinow.
Número de acceso: 11785072
Base de datos: Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Título: BOBBY FISCHER GOES TO WAR: How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match for All Time (Book).
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