AFort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, September 06, 1959
New Book
Every devotee of the royal game will welcome the publication of Bobby Fischer's “Games of Chess.” The 15-year-old chess prodigy has penetratingly analyzed 13 of his games from the 1957 U.S. Championship, as well as the prize-winning “Game of the Century” from the Third Rosenwald Trophy Tournament.
Also included in the book are the scores of his 20 games from the 1958 Portoroz Interzonal Tournament in which he competed against the world's elite in chess and qualified for this year's Candidates Tournament.
The games and the personal annotations provide the reader with a look behind the scenes of genius. Here is a graphic picture of Fischer's brain at work. Here is the key to his brilliant moves and original conceptions.
By playing over these games, studying his notes and then analyzing each position on your own, your game is bound to improve.
“Games of Chess” sells for only $2.95. It is published by Simon and Schuster, Inc., Rockerfeller Center, 630 Fifth Ave., New York 20, N.Y.
