A rare window into the mind of a chess icon, My 60 Memorable
Games is perhaps the most inspirational and influential chess book ever
written. First published in 1969, it contains Bobby Fischer's objective, honest
and self-critical annotations to games he had won, drawn and even lost in the
period from 1957 to 1967 - but from which he had also learned valuable lessons.
Reading Fischer's intensely personal commentaries is like going back in time
and watching live coverage of his over-the-board battles with the leading
players of his day. Soon he would become the greatest of them all. In contrast with the previous edition of this book, no
alterations have been made to the text other than the conversion of moves into
algebraic notation, making this an updated yet accurate reflection of the
original book. American-born chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer became famous
as a teenager for his phenomenal chess-playing ability. In 1972, at the height
of the Cold War, he won the world title from the Russian Boris Spassky in a
gripping match that generated worldwide media interest. He died in 2008.
Fischer not only played brilliant chess but raised the game to new levels of
professionalism and his influence is still felt strongly today. Author's PrefaceThe 60 games annotated in this volume were
all played during 1957 trough '67 and, with the exception of nos. 44 and 50,
under strict tournament conditions. The notes frequently include references to
additional games, occasionally presenting them in full. An interested reader
will find 34 of my earlier efforts in Bobby Fischer's Games of Chess (Simon and
Schuster, 1959). All of the 60 here offered contain, for me, something
memorable and exciting - even the 3 losses. I have tried to be both candid and
precise in my elucidations in the hope that they would offer insights into
chess that will lead to fuller understanding and better play. Finally, I wish to express my gratitude to Larry Evans,
friend and colleague, for his invaluable aid in the preparation of the text as
well as for his lucid introductions. Robert J. Fischer; New York City
Gewicht: 575 g Hersteller: Batsford Chess Breite 15,2 cm Höhe 23,2 cm Erscheinungsjahr 2008 Autor : Bobby Fischer Sprache: Englisch Auflage: 5 ISBN-13 9781906388300 Jahr der Erstauflage: 1969 Seiten : 384 Einband: kartoniert Diagramme: 289 (B = Schwarz W = Weiss 013 1. Sherwin [B] New Jersey Open
1957 Too little, too late 018 2. Larsen [B] Portoroz 1958 Slaying the dragon 023 3. Petrosian [W] Portoroz 1958 Bear Hug 032 4. Pilnik [W] Mar del Plata
1959 Tact and tactics 038 5. Rossetto [B] Mar del Plata
1959 The unpleasant obligation 043 6. Shocron [B] Mar del Plata
1959 A small oversight 049 7. Olafsson [W] Zurich 1959 Pride goeth 054 8. Keres [B] Zurich 1959 Meat and potatoes 062 9. Walther [W] Zurich 1959 Betwixt the cup and the lip 068 10. Unzicker [B] Zurich 1959 Milking the Cow 074 11. Benko [B] Candidates' 1959 Unheard melodies 078 12. Gligorich [w] Candidates'
1959 Castling into it 087 13. Gligorich [B] Candidates'
1959 Something new 092 14. Keres [W] Candidates' 1959 Too many cooks 100 15. Smyslov [W] Candidates'
1959 A whopper 106 16. Petrosian [B] Candidates'
1959 Four Queens 116 17. Tal [B] Candidates' 1959 A very near miss 123 18. Spassky [W] Mar del Plata
1960 Old wine in a new bottle 128 19. Gudmundsson [W] Reykjavik
1960 A long voyage home 133 20. Euwe [B] Leipzig Olympic
1960 Theoretical scuffle 137 21. Letelier [W] Leipzig
Olympic 1960 A Queen for the King 141 22. Szabo [W] Leipzig Olympic
1960 Bad judgment 145 23. Tal [B] Leipzig Olympic
1960 No holds barred 150 24. Darga [B] West Berlin 1960 Asking for trouble 156 25. Lombardy [W] USA
Championship 1960-1 When the Maroczy didn 't bind 161 26. Reshevsky [B] 2nd match
game 1961 Time will tell 167 27. Reshevsky [W] 5th match
game 1961 Sheer pyrotechnics 175 28. Reshevsky [W] 11th match
game 1961 A peccable draw 182 29. Geller [B] Bled 1961 Hoist with his own petard 187 30. Gligorich [W] Bled 1961 A lyrical performance 191 31. Petrosian [B] Bled 1961 The sincerest form of flattery 196 32. Tal [B] Bled 1961 The moral victor 201 33. Trifunovich [B] Bled 1961 The drawing master 207 34. Bertok [W] Stockholm 1962 Hanging pawns unhung 212 35. Bolbochan [B] Stockholm
1962 A brilliant cadenza 218 36. Korchnoi [B] Stockholm
1962 Gaston and Alphonse 225 37. Keres [W] Curacao 1962 Only a draw 234 38. Keres [B] Curacao 1962 Detective story 240 39. Botvinnik [W] Varna
Olympic 1962 The confrontation 254 40. Najdorf [B] Varna Olympic
1962 The Najdorf Variation 260 41. Robatsch [B] Varna Olympic
1962 A bright cameo 265 42. Unzicker [W] Varna Olympic
1962 Playing by ear 269 43. Reshevsky [B] USA
Championship 1962-3 The missing link 276 44. Fine [B] Skittles Game
1963 Shock treatment 280 45. Bisguier [B] New York
State Open 1963 Ghosts 286 46. Benko [B] USA Championship
1963-4 Romp 291 47. Bisguier [B] USA
Championship 1963-4 The Indian sign? 297 48. R.Byrne [W] USA
Championship 1963-4 The brilliancy prize 302 49. Steinmeyer [B] USA
Championship 1963-4 A complex trap. 306 50. Celle [B] Exhibition Tour
1964 Tour de force 311 51. Smyslov [B] Havana
(Capablanca Memorial) 1965 Squeeze play 318 52. Rossolimo [B] USA
Championship 1965-6 Peekabooo strategy 324 53. Portisch [W] Santa Monica
1966 Black magic 331 54. Najdorf [B] Santa Monica
1966 Najdorf's night off from the
Najdorf 338 55. Bednarsky [B] Havana
Olympic 1966 The price of incaution 343 56. Gligorich [B] Havana
Olympic 1966 The Fischer continuation 350 57. Larsen [W] Monaco 1967 Change of pace 359 58. Geller [B] Skopje 1967 Flawed masterpiece 366 59. Kholmov [W] Skopje 1967 The erring Bishop 371 60. Stein [B] Sousse 1967 When champions meet 381 Bobby Fischer's Tournament and
Match Record 383 Index to Openings 383 List of Opponents