This is the story of the epic 1972 World Chess Championship between Bobby Fischer (the chess genius and challenger) and Boris Spassky (the Champion). The authors began with a short description of both players’ childhoods, explored their respective paths to Iceland and then focus on the build-up to the match including the incessant demands of Fischer. Fischer emerged as the champion but Spassky emerged the gentleman. The writing is breezy, and it is obvious the authors have done a lot of research. If you are interested in an analysis of the games this book is not for you. This book focuses on the drama of the match.
