My Lists
Featured Lists
Bobby Fischer goes to war
how the Soviets lost the most extraordinary chess match of all time
By Edmonds, David C. & Eidinow, John
- ISBN
- 978-0-06051-024-4
- Publisher
- New York : Ecco, c2004.
REVIEWS
Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2004
The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union was conducted on numerous fronts, with the chess contest between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky being one of the strangest. Edmonds and Eidinow, who earlier brought us the innovative Wittgenstein's Poker, have now teamed up to write a sprightly narrative about the famous 1972 championship match in Reykjavik, Iceland, between the mercurial and eccentric Fis...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
