{"product_id":"inside-the-mind-of-bobby-fischer-revisiting-his-writings-and-annotations-donaldson","title":"Inside the Mind of Bobby Fischer - Revisiting His Writings and Annotations - Donaldson","description":"\u003cp\u003eBobby Fischer is considered one of the greatest players in the history of chess, as well as one of its most instructive writers. During his career he authored several books (including his masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eMy 60 Memorable Games\u003c\/em\u003e), wrote two regularly appearing magazine columns, and annotated games and articles for several different publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIM Donaldson, who started playing chess after the 1972 Fischer-Spassky world championship match, takes a fresh look at Fischer’s chess writings. The result is a comprehensive analysis of them, enhanced with detailed commentary and historical notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eInside the Mind of Bobby Fischer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e gathers most of Fischer’s articles, annotations, and miscellaneous writings together in one place, drawing heavily on Fischer’s first book, \u003cem\u003eBobby Fischer’s Games of Chess,\u003c\/em\u003e and his \u003cem\u003eBoys’ Life\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eChess Life\u003c\/em\u003e columns. This volume includes 116 annotated games (over a dozen of which appear in print for the first time).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFischer prided himself on the quality of his annotations, and with a few exceptions, his analyses hold up well over half a century later. Fischer’s writings are key to understanding the thinking of this exceptional chess mind and this understanding can’t help but lead to improvement in your own play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Donaldson\u003c\/strong\u003e is an International Master who has served as the U.S. team captain in 26 Olympiads and World Team Championships (including Lucerne 1993 and Baku 2016, where his teams finished first). He often lectures at the Mechanics’ Institute Chess Club and the World Chess Hall of Fame, and occasionally at tournaments where he also plays. He makes his home in Berkeley, California, with his partner Holly Lee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Chess writing has always been a method of following the author’s growing understanding. Bobby Fischer’s writing was scrupulously honest, lucid, and penetrating. John Donaldson has done a meticulous job of amassing and selecting from Fischer’s body of work, putting it in context, correcting where needed, and providing original analysis of many games.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e—International Master Anthony Saidy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Countless articles and books have been written about the controversial American, and recently John Donaldson published another book about the 11th World Champion: \u003c\/em\u003eBobby Fischer and His World\u003cem\u003e. Well researched and well written, it shows the many facets of Fischer’s personality, and is definitely one of the best books, if not the best, ever written about Fischer’s life.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e—Johannes Fischer, ChessBase.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I was reading \u003c\/em\u003eBobby Fischer and His World\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby John Donaldson in the days leading up to the 2022 World Rapid and Blitz and it was a massive inspiration for my decisive last round game with Abdusattorov where I played g4-g5. I had a feeling during the game the position was very similar to Fischer-Andersson, Siegen 1970, analyzed in the book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e—Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Champion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e402 Pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7x10 Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"wpcf-field-index\" class=\"wpcf-field-single-line wpcf-field-index\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wpcf-field-value wpcf-field-single-line-value wpcf-field-index-value\"\u003ePlayer Game Index, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wpcf-field-value wpcf-field-single-line-value wpcf-field-index-value\"\u003eECO index, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wpcf-field-value wpcf-field-single-line-value wpcf-field-index-value\"\u003eOpening Index\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"wpcf-field-index\" class=\"wpcf-field-single-line wpcf-field-index\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wpcf-field-value wpcf-field-single-line-value wpcf-field-index-value\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wpcf-field-value wpcf-field-single-line-value wpcf-field-index-value\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wpcf-field-value wpcf-field-single-line-value wpcf-field-illustrations-value\"\u003eB\u0026amp;W photos, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wpcf-field-value wpcf-field-single-line-value wpcf-field-illustrations-value\"\u003eover 200 diagrams\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"wpcf-field-index\" class=\"wpcf-field-single-line wpcf-field-index\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wpcf-field-value wpcf-field-single-line-value wpcf-field-illustrations-value\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSiles Press\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e: 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"65S","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53958698041620,"sku":"anh1788773492378","price":17.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/8871\/5284\/files\/inside-the-mind-of-bobby-fischer---revisiting-his-writings-and-annotations---don_1.png?v=1788773496","url":"https:\/\/www.velqenvix.shop\/products\/inside-the-mind-of-bobby-fischer-revisiting-his-writings-and-annotations-donaldson","provider":"Aerithra","version":"1.0","type":"link"}