One of the most important chess books ever written, reissued in celebration of a chess genius, Bobby Fischer. "The American" takes the reader through 60 of his games, describing his thoughts, the intricacies behind his and his opponent's strategies, the tactical justification of moves and the psychological battle in each one. You'll find ...
This is an exact reproduction of the original 1969 classic work, "My 60 Memorable Games" by Bobby Fischer. Unfortunately, there have been many efforts by other authors and contributors to "improve" on Fischer's work by converting the text into algebraic notation and then correcting what they thought were mistakes in analysis. It turned out that ...
This is the only book ever written entirely by Bobby Fischer. It is not to be confused with other books with similar names that were written by other authors. Here is the blurb on the original dust jacket, as published in 1959: THERE ARE 34 games in this book. The 13 from the U.S. Championship Tournament of 1957-58 and the prize-winning "Game of ...
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1972
Description: Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. The book is very solid with browning pages. The edges of the pages have small stains. The cover has moderate shelf & edge wear, worse at the edges, with sticker residue on the back. There is a 3/4" tear at the lower front of the spine. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Bobby Fischer
Date Published: 1982
Description: Very Good. Pasadena, California: Bobby Fischer, 1982. First edition. On May 26, 1981, a police patrolman arrested Bobby Fischer (1943-2008) on the sidewalk of Lake Street in Pasadena, claiming that he matched the description of a man who had just committed a bank robbery in that area. During the arrest, the chess champion was slightly injured. He was held for two days and subjected to further assault and interrogation before being released on $1000 bail. Two weeks later, Fischer published this ... read more
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