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Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy (Revised Edition)
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Author/Editor: Frank Brady
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Revealing biography of the controversial chess champion, written by a chess player who knew Fischer since the latter was 11. It chronicles Fischer's tumultuous public and private lives, including an analysis of 90 games that trace his rise to supremacy plus a complete history of the1972 Fischer-Spass...  read more
 


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Product Description:

Revealing biography of the controversial chess champion, written by a chess player who knew Fischer since the latter was 11. It chronicles Fischer's tumultuous public and private lives, including an analysis of 90 games that trace his rise to supremacy plus a complete history of the1972 Fischer-Spassky match. 26 photographs.
Reprint of Profile of a Prodigy: The Life and Games of Bobby Fischer, David McKay, 1973.

Product Details:

ISBN 10: 0486259250
ISBN 13: 9780486259253
Author/Editor: Frank Brady
Format: Book
Page Count: 480
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
Publication date: November 2011

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