Bobby Fischer - Profile of a Prodigy

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Weight: 1.0000
Author: Frank Brady
Publication Date: November 2, 2011
Notation Type: DN - Descriptive
Page Count: 435 Pages

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Robert J. "Bobby" Fischer is considered by many to be the most extraordinary phenomenon in the history of chess and perhaps the strongest player who ever played the game. This book is virtually three books in one--a complete biography, an analysis of 90 representative games that trace Fischer's rise to chess supremacy, and a complete history of the Fischer-Spassky World Championship Match in 1972.

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