Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Bobby Fischer goes to war: how the Soviets lost the most extraordinary chess match of all time

Author(s): Edmonds, David and John Eidinow

Title: Bobby Fischer goes to war: how the Soviets lost the most extraordinary chess match of all time

Published: New York: Ecco, 2004

Description: xxi, 342 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Bibliography: p. 327-333

Subject(s):
  • World Chess Championship (1972 : Reykjavík, Iceland)
  • Fischer, Bobby
  • Spassky, Boris Vasilyevich
Review(s):
  • Caute, David. "The winner who quit." Spectator 294.9155 (Jan 24, 2004): 30
  • "Edmonds, David & John Eidinow. Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time." Kirkus Reviews 71.24 (Dec 15, 2003): 1434
  • Grossman, Lev. "The Trouble with Genius: Sometimes, as these three compelling tales show, people are way too gifted for their own good.(Arts/Books)(Bobby Fischer Goes to War)." Time 163.11 (March 15, 2004): 79

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