Author: FINE, REUBEN (INTERNATIONAL CHESS CHAMPION)
Title: Bobby Fischer's Conquest of the World Chess Championship: The Psychology and Tactics of the Title Match
Description: NY, David McKay. 1973, First Edition. (ISBN: 0679130101). Purple Cloth, 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams. Hardcover, Descriptive Notation; Textblock and binding immaculate and tight; Unclipped dust jacket, lightly edge and corner worn, creased at the spine extremities; The definitive account of the 1972 Chess Championship match between American Bobby Fischer and Russia's Boris Spassky; From the dust jacket: It marked the first time that an American officially became Chess Champion of the world; It was the most publicized event in Chess history; It was played for a purse that was twenty times higher than anything ever seen before; It symbolized a shift from Chess as a plaything of intellectuals to a sport in which anybody could participate; Lastly, it made Bobby Fischer, the most colorful player in the history of the game, world champion. 294p. Near Fine/Very Good+ (in mylar).

Keywords: World Chess Championships; Fischer Spassky, 1972 Chess Championship, Reykjavik 0679130101 Chess Diagrams


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