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Searching for Bobby Fischer: World of Chess Observed by the Father of a Child Prodigy
Searching for Bobby Fischer World of Chess Observed by the Father of a Child Prodigy
Author: Fred Waitzkin
This story reveals much about the obsessiveness involved in the international game of chess. Bobby Fischer and his father were drawn into the bizarre world of Manhattan's seedy chess parlours and Park Square in Washington where chess fanatics sleep rough and hustle for two-dollar games. By contrast, Soviet chess players are feted like filmstars ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780370313177
ISBN-10: 0370313178
Pages: 256
Edition: 1st U. K. Edition.
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Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd
Book Type: Hardcover
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