Bobby Fischer Rediscovered: Revised And Updated Edition
  • An updated, expanded edition of the 2003 classic, with all 100 games reanalyzed, along with six additional games
  • This book covers the entire career of an American chess grandmaster and eleventh World Chess Champion, going well beyond his My 60 Memorable Games, and includes rarely seen "lost" Fischer games
  • With new insights into what made the enigmatic Fischer play – and act – the way he did

“Bobby Fischer...The precision and energy that he played with is unmatched in the history of chess.”

Magnus Carlsen, World Chess Champion

Nearly 30 years since his last chess game, Bobby Fischer’s fame continues to grow. Appearing in Hollywood movies, documentaries and best-selling books, his life and career are as fascinating as they ever were and his games continue to generate discussion. Indeed, with each new generation of computer, stunning discoveries are made about moves that have been debated by grandmasters for decades.

International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis played Fischer and also reported, as a journalist, on the American’s legendary career. He is the author of many books, including Pawn Structure Chess365 Chess Master Lessons and What it Takes to Become a Chess Master.

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Bobby Fischer Rediscovered: Revised And Updated Edition
  • An updated, expanded edition of the 2003 classic, with all 100 games reanalyzed, along with six additional games
  • This book covers the entire career of an American chess grandmaster and eleventh World Chess Champion, going well beyond his My 60 Memorable Games, and includes rarely seen "lost" Fischer games
  • With new insights into what made the enigmatic Fischer play – and act – the way he did

“Bobby Fischer...The precision and energy that he played with is unmatched in the history of chess.”

Magnus Carlsen, World Chess Champion

Nearly 30 years since his last chess game, Bobby Fischer’s fame continues to grow. Appearing in Hollywood movies, documentaries and best-selling books, his life and career are as fascinating as they ever were and his games continue to generate discussion. Indeed, with each new generation of computer, stunning discoveries are made about moves that have been debated by grandmasters for decades.

International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis played Fischer and also reported, as a journalist, on the American’s legendary career. He is the author of many books, including Pawn Structure Chess365 Chess Master Lessons and What it Takes to Become a Chess Master.

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Bobby Fischer Rediscovered: Revised And Updated Edition

Bobby Fischer Rediscovered: Revised And Updated Edition

by Andrew Soltis
Bobby Fischer Rediscovered: Revised And Updated Edition

Bobby Fischer Rediscovered: Revised And Updated Edition

by Andrew Soltis

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Overview

  • An updated, expanded edition of the 2003 classic, with all 100 games reanalyzed, along with six additional games
  • This book covers the entire career of an American chess grandmaster and eleventh World Chess Champion, going well beyond his My 60 Memorable Games, and includes rarely seen "lost" Fischer games
  • With new insights into what made the enigmatic Fischer play – and act – the way he did

“Bobby Fischer...The precision and energy that he played with is unmatched in the history of chess.”

Magnus Carlsen, World Chess Champion

Nearly 30 years since his last chess game, Bobby Fischer’s fame continues to grow. Appearing in Hollywood movies, documentaries and best-selling books, his life and career are as fascinating as they ever were and his games continue to generate discussion. Indeed, with each new generation of computer, stunning discoveries are made about moves that have been debated by grandmasters for decades.

International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis played Fischer and also reported, as a journalist, on the American’s legendary career. He is the author of many books, including Pawn Structure Chess365 Chess Master Lessons and What it Takes to Become a Chess Master.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781849946063
Publisher: Rizzoli
Publication date: 01/09/2020
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 312
Sales rank: 627,725
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis is chess correspondent for the New York Post and a very popular chess writer. He is the author of many books including What it Takes to Become a Chess Master, Studying Chess Made Easy and David Vs Goliath Chess.

Table of Contents

Author's Note 7

1 Donald Byrne - Fischer, Rosenwald Tournament New York 1956 15

2 Fischer - Di Camillo, Eastern Open, Washington D. C. 1956 18

3 Bernstein - Fischer, U.S. Championship, New York 1957-58 20

4 Fischer - Sherwin, U.S. Championship, New York 1957-58 22

5 Fischer - Larsen, Interzonal, Portoroz 1958 25

6 Fischer - Kalme, U.S. Championship, New York 1958-59 28

7 Fischer - Jacobo Bolbochán, Mar del Plata 1959 31

8 Fischer - Rossetto, Mar del Plata 1959 34

9 Fischer - Pilnik, Santiago 1959 36

10 Keres - Fischer, Candidates Tournament, Yugoslavia 1959 39

11 Fischer - Gligoric, Candidates Tournament, Yugoslavia 1959 43

12 Fischer - Benko, Candidates Tournament, Yugoslavia 1959 45

13 Fischer - Petrosian, Candidates Tournament, Yugoslavia 1959 47

14 Denker - Fischer, U.S. Championship, New York 1959-60 51

15 Gudmundsson - Fischer, Reykjavik 1960 53

16 Bazan - Fischer, Mar del Plata 1960 55

17 Fischer - Olafsson, Mar del Plata 1960 58

18 Taimanov - Fischer, Buenos Aires 1960 60

19 Letelier - Fischer, Olympiad, Leipzig 1960 65

20 Szabó - Fischer, Olympiad, Leipzig 1960 67

21 Lombardy - Fischer, U.S. Championship, New York 1960-61 69

22 Fischer - Reshevsky, Second Match Game, New York 1961 72

23 Gligoric - Fischer, Bled 1961 75

24 Fischer - Tal, Bled 1961 78

25 Fischer - Olafsson, Bled 1961 81

26 Fischer - Geller, Bled 1961 84

27 Bisguier - Fischer, Bled 1961 86

28 Fischer - Portisch, Interzonal, Stockholm 1962 90

29 Bilek - Fischer, Interzonal Stockholm 1962 94

30 Fischer - German, Interzonal, Stockholm 1962 96

31 Bertok - Fischer, Interzonal, Stockholm 1962 99

32 Fischer - Julio Bolbochan, Interzonal, Stockholm 1962 101

33 Fischer - Keres, Candidates Tournament, Curaçao 1962 104

34 Tal - Fischer, Candidates Tournament, Curaçao 1962 107

35 Fischer-Tal, Candidates Tournament, Curaçao 1962 110

36 Larsen - Fischer, Exhibition, Copenhagen 1962 114

37 Fischer - Purevzhav, Olympiad, Varna 1962 116

38 Botvinnik - Fischer, Olympiad, Varna 1962 118

39 Fischer - Najdorf, Olympiad, Varna 1962 122

40 Blau - Fischer, Olympiad, Varna 1962 125

41 Fischer - Robatsch, Olympiad, Varna 1962 128

42 Berliner - Fischer, Western Open, Bay City 1963 129

43 Fischer - Bisguier, New York State Open, Poughkeepsie 1963 132

44 Robert Byrne - Fischer, U.S. Championship, New York 1963-64 135

45 Fischer - Benko, U.S. Championship, New York 1963-64 138

46 Addison - Fischer, U.S. Championship, New York 1963-64 140

47 Fischer - Evans, U.S. Championship, New York 1963-64 143

48 Donald Byrne - Fischer, U.S. Championship, New York 1963-64 145

49 Robatsch - Fischer, Capablanca Memorial, Havana 1965 148

50 Fischer - Dormer, Capablanca Memorial, Havana 1965 151

51 Tringov - Fischer, Capablanca Memorial, Havana 1965 153

52 Fischer - Reshevsky, Second Piatigorsky Cup, Santa Monica 1966 155

53 Dormer - Fischer, Second Piatigorsky Cup, Santa Monica 1966 158

54 Portisch - Fischer, Second Piatigorsky Cup, Santa Monica 1966 160

55 Fischer - Najdorf, Second Piatigorsky Cup, SantaMonica 1966 162

56 Fischer - Durão, Olympiad, Havana 1966 165

57 Pomar - Fischer, Olympiad, Havana 1966 168

58 Fischer - Gligoric, Olympiad, Havana 1966 170

59 Johannessen - Fischer, Olympiad, Havana 1966 173

60 Bisguier - Fischer, U.S. Championship, New York 1966-67 175

61 Fischer - Forintos, Monte Carlo 1967 179

62 Larsen - Fischer, Monte Carlo 1967 182

63 Fischer - Naranja, Philippines 1967 185

64 Fischer - Dely, Skopje 1967 188

65 Kholmov - Fischer, Skopje 1967 189

66 Fischer - Miagmasuren, Interzonal, Sousse 1967 192

67 Cuéllar - Fischer, Interzonal, Sousse 1967 194

68 Fischer - Stein, Interzonal, Sousse 1967 196

69 Fischer - Kagan, Netanya 1968 199

70 Nikolic - Fischer, Vinkovci 1968 202

71 Fischer - Minic, Vinkovci 1968 204

72 Matulovic - Fischer, Vinkovci 1968 207

73 Saidy - Fischer, Marshall-Manhattan Match, New York 1968 210

74 Fischer - Petrosian, U.S.S.R. v Rest of World. Belgrade 1970 212

75 Fischer - Matulovic, Blitz Tournament, Herceg-Novi 1970 215

76 Ghitescu - Fischer, Rovinj-Zagreb 1970 217

77 Fischer - Uhlmann, Rovinj-Zagreb 1970 220

78 Fischer - Nicevski, Rovinj-Zagreb 1970 223

79 Szabo - Fischer, Buenos Aires 1970 225

80 Fischer - Tukmakov, Buenos Aires 1970 228

81 Fischer - Schweber, Buenos Aires 1970 231

82 Fischer - Gheorghiu, Buenos Aires 1970 233

83 Quinteros - Fischer, Buenos Aires 1970 235

84 Fischer - Panno, Buenos Aires 1970 239

85 Agdamus - Fischer, Buenos Aires 1970 241

86 Fischer - Unzicker, Olympiad, Siegen 1970 243

87 Fischer - Andersson, Exhibition Game, Siegen 1970 246

88 Smyslov - Fischer, Interzonal, Palma de Mallorca 1970 249

89 Suttles - Fischer, Interzonal, Palma de Mallorca 1970 251

90 Fischer - Taimanov, Fourth Game, Candidates, Vancouver 1971 254

91 Fischer - Larsen, First Game, Candidates, Denver 1971 258

92 Larsen - Fischer, Fourth Game, Candidates, Denver 1971 261

93 Fischer - Larsen, Fifth Game, Candidates, Denver 1971 264

94 Fischer - Petrosian, First Game, Candidates, Buenos Aires 1971 267

95 Fischer - Petrosian, Seventh Game, Candidates, Buenos Aires 1971 271

96 Spassky - Fischer, Third Game, World Championship 1972 274

97 Fischer - Spassky, Tenth Game, World Championship 1972 277

98 Spassky - Fischer, Thirteenth Game, World Championship 1972 280

99 Fischer - Spassky, First Match Game, Sveti Stefan 1992 284

100 Fischer - Spassky, Eleventh Match Game, Sveti Stefan 1992 287

101 Fischer - Larsen, Speed Game, Santa Monica 1966 292

102 Tal - Fischer, Blitz Tournament, Herceg-Novi 1970 294

103 Fischer - Seidler, Simultaneous Exhibition, Buenos Aires 1971 296

104 Brandts - Fischer, Speed Tournament, New York 1971 297

105 Fischer - Hoppe, Clock Simultaneous, Davis 1964 298

106 Fischer - GUgoric, Training Match, Sveti Stefan 1992 301

107 Fischer - Smyslov, Capablanca Memorial, Havana 1965 304

Epilogue 292

Index of Opponents 307

Index of Openings 309

ECO Openings Index 311

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