{"product_id":"9789056912635","title":"Fischer World Champion: The Acclaimed Classic About the 1972 Fischer-Spassky Match","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED: British Chess Federation 2002 Book of the Year! \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1972 a boy from Brooklyn broke the hegemony of Soviet chess. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBobby Fischer, the greatest genius the game had ever seen, completed his crusade against the 'commie cheaters' by defeating Boris Spassky in Reykjavik. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Match of the Century electrified the world. No one wanted to miss even the slightest detail about the struggle of Fischer against the superpower that for decades had exploited its superiority in chess as an irrefutable justification of communism. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAlmost a year before the first move was made at the board, the infighting started. The world looked on in anxiety as Bobby quarrelled about the venue, the number of games, the prize-fund, the television rights, the camera's, the lighting, and about the chairs. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe acclaimed classic Fischer World Champion! conveyes the full drama of the clash, both on and off the board. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHere is the inside story of the bloody prelude, written by the late Max Euwe, at the time President of FIDE. Euwe's diplomatic skills and iron will saved the match against incredible odds. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith the original analysis of the games by Jan Timman, one of the world's finest analysts. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFischer World Champion! will let the reader relive one of the great moments in chess history. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis New Edition commemorates the death of Fischer in January 2008 with a tribute by former World Champion Garry Kasparov and an essay by Jan Timman on the life and chess of Bobby Fischer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New in Chess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061154660592,"sku":"9789056912635","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789056912635_p0.jpg?v=1763670640","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789056912635","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}