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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...BEAT BOBBY FISCHER by EDMAR MEDNIS 282 pages. Quadrangle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Strange Boardfellows | 2/17/1975 | See Source »

Senior Master Edmar Mednis' How to Beat Bobby Fischer is a detailed anatomical study of an Achilles' heel. The Achilles is Fischer, the winningest chess master in history; of the 576 games he has played since he became U.S. champion at the incredible age of 14, he has won 327 and drawn 188. But even Fischer occasionally loses; in the past 16 years he has booted 61 games. To whom? At what age? Was he playing white or black? Did he blunder? Was he outgeneraled? Do any patterns of weakness appear? In the most intriguing chess manual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Strange Boardfellows | 2/17/1975 | See Source »

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