A Legend on the Road: Bobby Fisher's 1964 Simul Tour

by John Donaldson

Book Overview

In 1964 Bobby Fisher wasn't a complete unknown, not with six U.S. Championships to his credit -- including a scintillating 11-0 in the 1963/64 affair -- but U.S. chess players had never had a real opportunity to see him in action up close. During his 1964 exhibition tour, he barnstormed the U.S. and Canada from coast to coast, and his entertaining lectures, high level of play and personable manner won him many new admirers.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1888690259
• ISBN13: 9781888690255
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Russell Enterprises
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Very enjoyable read for me . . .

This book is about Bobby Fischer's 1964 cross country trip in 1964, playing simuls against large crowds. Lots of newspaper clippings from the various cities, and personal stories from some of the contestants. I think Bobby won 94% of his games, averaging only about six seconds a move, while his opposition had much more time to study their position. Still, it is appearing that the only ones to draw or beat him were the top players from their respective States, and even the majority of those players went down. It is such a fun book though - because it has the annotated games from many underdogs who won their games. The "Davids" who slew Goliath - and never let their friends forget about it. Realize that by 1964, Fischer had already won the U.S. Championship many times before going on this fund raising exhibition tour. Finally, this is a good book because it shows some unusual lines - tricks that could acutually come up one day in one's chess career. It helps you see different approaches - than the extablished main lines - that resulted in in defeat, and victory. Mark in San Diego