David Edmonds John Eidinow - Bobby Fischer Goes to War

David Edmonds John Eidinow - Bobby Fischer Goes to War

13,99 €

´The most famous chess match of all time reconstructed in a style as compelling as that of a thriller.´ Irish Times For decades, the USSR had dominated world chess. Evidence, according to Moscow, of the superiority of the Soviet system. But in 1972 along came the American, Bobby Fischer: insolent,...

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´The most famous chess match of all time reconstructed in a style as compelling as that of a thriller.´ Irish Times For decades, the USSR had dominated world chess. Evidence, according to Moscow, of the superiority of the Soviet system. But in 1972 along came the American, Bobby Fischer: insolent, arrogant, abusive, vain, greedy, vulgar, bigoted, paranoid and obsessive - and apparently unstoppable. Against him was Boris Spassky: complex, sensitive, the most un-Soviet of champions. As the authors reveal, when Spassky began to lose, the KGB decided to step in . . . ´The authors build to a crescendo with fascinating details, taking the reader inside the two camps in Reykjavik . . . General readers will savor a marvelous portrait of East against West, with perceived societal superiority as the real prize.´ Kirkus Reviews ´Pure drama . . . The most cool, ruthless and rational player the world has ever seen.´ Independent ´Fischer seemed to thrive on complaints, tantrums and ultimatums, treating the exercise as a game, not of chess but of Chicken . . . It is precisely these factors that make for such a gripping read.´ Sunday Times
Marke Faber & Faber, London
EAN 9780571214129
ISBN 978-0-571-21412-9
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