Bobby Fischer: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Biographies of Fischer include Frank Brady, Profile of a Prodigy: The Life and Games of Bobby Fischer, rev. ed. (1973; reprinted as Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy, 1989), and Endgame: Bobby Fischer’s Remarkable Rise and Fall—from America’s Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness (2011). Bobby Fischer, My 60 Memorable Games (1969), ranks among the greatest games collections of all time. David Edmonds and John Eidinow, Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How a Lone American Star Defeated the Soviet Chess Machine (2004), includes the most in-depth coverage of everything associated with the 1972 world championship match. Dmitry Plisetsky and Sergey Voronkov (compilers), Russians Versus Fischer (2005), trans. by Ken Neat, is a collection of documentary materials that reveal Soviet perspectives on Fischer during his career.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: World Chess Hall of Fame - A memorable life: a glimpse into the complex mind of Bobby Fischer. | May 25, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 05, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC News - Bobby Fischer: genius to recluse. | Sep 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - Among Bobby Fischer's many mysteries: Chess champ's own father. | Apr 25, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Independent - Bobby Fischer: The greatest chess player of them all? | Sep 10, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - Bobby Fischer: Chess's beguiling, eccentric genius. | May 06, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 01, 2024 | ||
| Links added. | Mar 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - 'Bobby Fischer Goes to War'. | Nov 08, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Bobby Fischer. | May 16, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: World Chess Hall of Fame - A memorable life: a glimpse into the complex mind of Bobby Fischer. | Sep 20, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 26, 2018 | ||
| Added discussion of the "Game of the Century" and Fischer's later life. Expanded discussion of Fischer's U.S. championships and his world championship match against Spassky. |
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Nov 04, 2015 | |
| Added the book Endgame, by Frank Brady, to the bibliography. |
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Aug 21, 2014 | |
| Deleted cross-reference to a blog post. | Aug 19, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: American National Biography Online - Biography of Bobby Fischer. | Feb 13, 2014 | ||
| Bibliography revised to include the book Russians Versus Fischer. | Aug 30, 2013 | ||
| Added the annotated games from the Fischer-Spassky world championship match in 1972. | Nov 14, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Nov 14, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jan 18, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 21, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 02, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |