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Endgame Bobby Fischer's remarkable rise and fall from America's brightest prodigy to the edge of madness

From the author who wrote one of the bestselling Bobby Fischer books ever and who was himself a friend of Fischer's comes an impressively researched biography that for the first time captures the complete, remarkable arc of the life of the chess master.

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Main Author: Brady, Frank, 1934-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown, c2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Fischer, Bobby, > 1943-2008.
Chess players > United States > Biography.
Chess > Collections of games.
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Summary:From the author who wrote one of the bestselling Bobby Fischer books ever and who was himself a friend of Fischer's comes an impressively researched biography that for the first time captures the complete, remarkable arc of the life of the chess master.
Physical Description:xi, 402 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-384) and index.
ISBN:9780307463906 (hardcover) :
0307463907 (hardcover) :
Author Notes:FRANK BRADY is internationally recognized as the person most knowledgeable about the life and career of Bobby Fischer.  Brady is the author of numerous critically acclaimed biographies, including Citizen Welles; Onassis: An Extravagant Life; and Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy (the first edition of which appeared in the mid-1960's and focuses on the young Bobby).  Until recently, Brady was the Chairman of the Communications Department at St. John's University, and he remains a full professor there.   He is also the President of the Marshall Chess Club and was the founding editor of Chess Life.

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