Author: Fischer, Robert James (Bobby) [1943-2008]
Year: 1972
Publisher: Doubleday & Co
Place: Garden City
Description:
448 pages with diagrams, illustrations and 19 plates. Octavo (9" x 6 1/4") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Edited by Robert G Wade, Kevin J O'Connell with contributions by Leonard Barden, Arthur Bisguier, L S Blackstock, Harry Golombek, and Paul Keres. (Lusis: 1264.1) First American edition.
This volume records every serious game accessible to the editors (some previously unpublished) that Bobby Fischer has played since 1955, when as a boy of twelve his games began to appear in print. A large proportion of the 660 complete games included have notes on critical variations and twenty of Fischer's most important encounters have been annotated in depth by Bob Wade; these are supported by over 700 diagrams of key positions. The book also contains numerous tournament tables and records, as well as an index of total results against every opponent.
Condition:
Corners gently bumped, page ends lightly soiled. Dust jacket corners rubbed else a very good copy in a very good to fine jacket.
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