Searching for Bobby Fischer . The Adventures Of A Father And His Brilliantly Gifted Son In The Obsessional World Of International Chess Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Searching for Bobby Fischer . The Adventures Of A Father And His Brilliantly Gifted Son In The Obsessional World Of International Chess Book

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 and the author unveils the anti-Semitism, political blackmail and drug-taking behind the Soviet chess establishment.Read More

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  • 0370313178
  • 9780370313177
  • Fred Waitzkin
  • 1 March 1989
  • The Bodley Head Ltd
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 256
  • 1st U. K. Edition.
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