Bobby Fischer Goes to War by David Edmonds

A mesmerizing narrative of hubris and despair, Bobby Fischer Goes to War is a biting deconstruction of the Bobby Fischer myth, a nuanced study on the art of brinkmanship, and a revelatory cold war tragicomedy. Thirty years later, David Edmonds and John Eidinow have set out to reexamine the story we recollect as the quintessential cold war clash between a lone American star and the Soviet chess machine.

In the summer of 1972, with a presidential crisis stirring in the United States and the cold war at a pivotal point, the Soviet world chess champion Boris Spassky and his American challenger Bobby Fischer met in Reykjavik, Iceland for a chess match that held the world spellbound for two months with reports of psychological warfare, political intrigue, and cliffhangers. BOBBY FISCHER GOES TO WAR: How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time David Edmonds, John Eidinow. A mesmerizing narrative of hubris and despair, Bobby Fischer Goes to War is a biting deconstruction of the Bobby Fischer myth, a nuanced study on the art of brinkmanship, and a revelatory cold war tragicomedy.By the authors of the national bestseller Wittgenstein’s Poker, a riveting account of the legendary 1972 chess match between Boris Spassky, the world champion from the Soviet Union, and the American challenger Bobby Fischer Thirty years later, David Edmonds and John Eidinow have set out to reexamine the story we recollect as the quintessential cold war clash between a lone American star and the Soviet chess machine. Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time Kindle Edition by David Edmonds (Author), John Eidinow (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 272 ratings Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.

In the summer of 1972, with a presidential crisis stirring in the United States and the cold war at a pivotal point, the Soviet world chess champion Boris Spassky and his American challenger Bobby Fischer met in Reykjavik, Iceland for a chess match that held the world spellbound for two months with reports of psychological warfare, political intrigue, and cliffhangers. BOBBY FISCHER GOES TO WAR How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time By David Edmonds and John Eidinow Illustrated. The attention focused on the 1972 Bobby FischerBoris Spassky world championship match in Iceland. By the authors of the national bestseller Wittgenstein's Poker, a riveting account of the legendary 1972 chess match between Boris Spassky, the world champion from the Soviet Union, and the American challenger Bobby Fischer Thirty years later, David Edmonds and John Eidinow, authors of the national best seller Wittgensteins Poker, have set out to re-examine the story we recollect as the quintessential cold war clash between a lone American star and the Soviet chess machine, a machine that had delivered the world title to the Kremlin for decades.

Bobby Fischer Goes to War by David Edmonds