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Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part Four (Paperback)
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Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part Four (Paperback)
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This book brings together the two greatest names in the history of
chess. The author, Garry Kasparov, is the world number one and, by
common consent, the greatest player ever. The subject of the book,
Bobby Fischer, is the only American to have become world champion
and is probably the greatest natural talent the world has ever
seen.In the period between 1955 and 1972 Fischer, more or less
single-handedly, took on the might of the Soviet Chess Empire, and
won. During this time Fischer scored astonishing successes the like
of which had not been seen before. These included 11/11 in the
1963/64 US Championship and match victories (en route to the World
Championship) by the score of 6-0 against two of the strongest
players in the world, Mark Taimanov and Bent Larsen. The climax of
Fischer's campaign was his unforgettable match win in Reykjavik in
1972 against Boris Spassky. Fischer is almost equally well-known
for his temperamental behaviour away from the board, as his play on
it. He made extreme demands of all those around him including
tournament organisers. When these demands were not met he often
refused to play. The 1972 match against Spassky required the
intervention of no less than Henry Kissinger to smooth things over.
In 1975 when he was due to defend his title against Anatoly Karpov,
Fischer was completely unable to agree terms with FIDE (the World
Chess Federation) and was defaulted. After this he more or less
gave up chess, playing only once, a 'return' match against Spassky
in 1992. In this book, a must for all serious chessplayers,
Kasparov analyses deeply Fischer's greatest games and assesses the
legacy of this great American genius.
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