{"product_id":"endgame-bobby-fischers-remarkable-rise-and-fall-from-americas-brightest-prodigy-to-the-edge-of-madness-paperback","title":"Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall: From America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Brady\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - Who \u003ci\u003ewas \u003c\/i\u003eBobby Fischer? In this \"nuanced perspective of the chess genius\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e), an acclaimed biographer chronicles his meteoric rise and confounding fall, with an afterword containing newly discovered details about Fischer's life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePossessing an IQ of 181 and remarkable powers of concentration, Bobby Fischer memorized hundreds of chess books in several languages, and he was only thirteen when he became the youngest chess master in U.S. history. But his strange behavior started early. In 1972, at the historic Cold War showdown in Reykjavik, Iceland, where he faced Soviet champion Boris Spassky, Fischer made headlines with hundreds of petty demands that nearly ended the competition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was merely a prelude to what was to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArriving back in the United States to a hero's welcome, Bobby was mobbed wherever he went--a figure as exotic and improbable as any American pop culture had yet produced. Commercial sponsorship offers poured in, ultimately topping $10 million--but Bobby demurred. Instead, he began tithing his limited money to an apocalyptic religion and devouring anti-Semitic literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBobby reemerged in 1992 to play Spassky in a multi-million dollar rematch--but when the dust settled, he was a wanted man, transformed into an international fugitive because of his decision to play in Montenegro despite U.S. sanctions. Fearing for his life, traveling with bodyguards, Bobby lived the life of a celebrity fugitive--one drawn increasingly to the bizarre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing from Fischer family archives, recently released FBI files, and Bobby's own emails, \u003ci\u003eEndgame \u003c\/i\u003e is unique in that it limns Bobby Fischer's \u003ci\u003eentire\u003c\/i\u003e life--an odyssey that took the chess champion from an impoverished childhood to the covers of \u003ci\u003eTime, Life \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/i\u003eto recognition as \"the most famous man in the world\" to notorious recluse.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Brady\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eCitizen Welles; Onassis: An Extravagant Life; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy \u003c\/i\u003e(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 \u003ci\u003eChess Life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754178150688,"sku":"9780307463913","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b5df1c7a440d64b5db5bae7d611d3ed5.webp?v=1780035098","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/endgame-bobby-fischers-remarkable-rise-and-fall-from-americas-brightest-prodigy-to-the-edge-of-madness-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}