I am currently reading a biography on Bobby Fischer called "Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy". It is very interesting, but it was written in 1973. I am looking for a complete biography of the man from birth to death, or as much of his life as possible. Does anyone know if such a book exists?
Given that Fischer died in January 2008, and his strong tendency towards privacy, it may be a while before an author can get the kind of information from the very few people who were close to Fischer that would be essential to a legitimate biography.
Fischer's life obviously falls into two stories - rise to world champion and descent into paranoid obscurity. Both tales are fascinating glimpses into genius and lunacy. A complete examination of both stories is warranted.
Originally posted by JakalI'm currently running all Fischer-Spassky 1972 WC games through Fritz 11 for top 3 matchup analysis.
I am currently reading a biography on Bobby Fischer called "Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy". It is very interesting, but it was written in 1973. I am looking for a complete biography of the man from birth to death, or as much of his life as possible. Does anyone know if such a book exists?
I have to say, after 6 games the results so far are nothing short of astonishing.
Originally posted by JakalYes, I know. None exists. You are reading not only the only good biography of Fischer, but one of the best biographies ever written about a chess player.
I am currently reading a biography on Bobby Fischer called "Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy". It is very interesting, but it was written in 1973. I am looking for a complete biography of the man from birth to death, or as much of his life as possible. Does anyone know if such a book exists?
Of course, there are many many books that deal with Fischer's battle with Spassky, and lots that touch on his life after 1973. However, most of what he said and did after he won the World Championship is an embarrassment to chess players that have learned to value the quality of his play.
The documents and interviews and the sort that make a good quality biography possible after 1973 would be extremely difficult for a biographer to assemble. What remains is unsupported speculation and hear-say. If there was a biography of Bobby in the later years, I would not expect good quality.
There is nothing really to know more about fischer. He played chess 24 seven. His daily schedule was wake up read some chess book eat go to breakfast and analyze his games then later he would read more books and at night he would study even more. He had an obsession that allowed him to know everything there is to know about chess. He was current on all theory and he was always looking for better moves. He was very solitary and didn't have much, if any friends. He was paranoid when he was playing chess too. Its not like he just went crazy. He always thought the russians were pairing him up to make sure he didn't win and stuff like that. He hated jewish people although he himself was jewish. And he despised the united states for what they did to him.
Originally posted by JakalLook for "Russians versus Fischer" by Plisetsky & Voronkov published by Everyman Chess translated into English. It covers all encounters between Fischer and Russia starting when he was very young and made a tour of Russia with his older sister as chaperon. It includes all tournament games against top Russian players with annotations.
I am currently reading a biography on Bobby Fischer called "Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy". It is very interesting, but it was written in 1973. I am looking for a complete biography of the man from birth to death, or as much of his life as possible. Does anyone know if such a book exists?
The bonus are secret documents from the dossier the Soviets kept on Fischer including psychological analysis of the man.
What Fischer said reminds me of a line from "Citizen Kane," when Everett Sloane says, "It's no trick to make a lot of money, if all you want is to make a lot of money."
This is not to say that anyone can become World Champion. But if someone has absolutely no life outside of the chessboard, that person will probably be a pretty good player.
