Sign-In
Cart
Bobby Fischer's Best Games: The Lasting Legacy of the American World Champion
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $39.95
PREORDER - Expected ship date November 3, 2026
Please select the version of book you would like to purchase.
ISBN10: 9465470139
ISBN13: 9789465470139
Publisher: New in Chess
Published: Nov 3 2026
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.33
Language: English
ISBN13: 9789465470139
Publisher: New in Chess
Published: Nov 3 2026
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.33
Language: English
A MODERN REAPPRAISAL OF BOBBY FISCHER'S GREATEST GAMES The games of the eleventh World Champion continue to fascinate chess fans. In Bobby Fischer's Best Games, American grandmaster Joel Benjamin revisits his fellow countryman's legacy with fresh eyes, modern engines, and a deeply personal perspective, as a chess Grandmaster launched by the Fischer chess boom in the 1970s.
Within the context of Fischer's dramatic life, Benjamin focuses firmly on the chess. In this careful selection of 64 games, his analyses illuminate Fischer's strategic clarity, technical mastery, and unique approach to decision-making. With today's analytical tools, Benjamin reassesses famous fragments and sheds new light on Fischer's play without losing sight of the Champion's great artistry.
Organized chronologically, the book traces Bobby Fischer's development from prodigy to World Champion. Benjamin gives special attention to Fischer's openings, endgame play, and recurring strategic themes.
This book is a modern, thoughtful exploration of Fischer's chess - respectful, honest, and deeply instructive.
Organized chronologically, the book traces Bobby Fischer's development from prodigy to World Champion. Benjamin gives special attention to Fischer's openings, endgame play, and recurring strategic themes.
This book is a modern, thoughtful exploration of Fischer's chess - respectful, honest, and deeply instructive.
1 different editions
Also available
Bobby Fischer's Best Games: The Lasting Legacy of the American World Champion
Benjamin, Joel
Paperback
$33.20
Also from
Benjamin, Joel
Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Kambarova, Muborak
Yerkinbayev, Adlet
Benjamin, Joel
Paperback
$106.50
Bobby Fischer's Best Games: The Lasting Legacy of the American World Champion
Benjamin, Joel
Paperback
$33.20
Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Kambarova, Muborak
Yerkinbayev, Adlet
Benjamin, Joel
Paperback
$117.60
Also in
Chess
Three Days with Bobby Fischer & Other Chess Essays: How to Meet Champions & Choose Your Openings
Lawrence, Al
Alburt, Lev
Paperback
From $12.99
Everyone's First Chess Workbook: Fundamental Tactics and Checkmates for Improvers - 738 Practical Exercises
Giannatos, Peter
Paperback
$23.70
Interregnum: Inside the Grueling and Glamorous Battle to Become the Next King of Chess
Himelfarb, Jordan
Hardcover
$28.45
Checkmate: Genius, Lies, Ambition, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess (Large Print Edition)
Mezrich, Ben
Paperback
$32.00
1001 Chess Exercises for Club Players: The Tactics Workbook That Also Explains All Key Concepts
Erwich, Frank
Paperback
$18.00
Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How a Lone American Star Defeated the Soviet Chess Machine
Edmonds, David
Eidinow, John
Paperback
$19.99
1001 Chess Endgame Exercises for Club Players: The Tactics Workbook That Also Improves Your Endgame Skills
Willemze, Thomas
Hardcover
$30.35
How to Beat Anyone at Chess: The Best Chess Tips, Moves, and Tactics to Checkmate
Moore, Ethan
Paperback
$14.24
A World Champion's Guide to Chess: Step-By-Step Instructions for Winning Chess the Polgar Way!
Truong, Paul
Polgar, Susan
Paperback
$18.95
1001 Chess Endgame Exercises for Beginners: The Tactics Workbook That Also Improves Your Endgame Skills
Willemze, Thomas
Paperback
$23.70
1001 Chess Endgame Exercise for Club Players: The Tactics Workbooks That Also Improves Your Endgame
Willemze, Thomas
Paperback
$25.60
Chess for Beginners: Know the Rules, Choose Your Strategy, and Start Winning
Orlova, Yelizaveta
Paperback
$16.14
The Complete Manual of Positional Chess: The Russian Chess School 2.0 - Opening and Middlegame
Sakaev, Konstantin
Landa, Kostantin
Paperback
$28.45
Beginner Chess Puzzles: 500 Practice Exercises to Take Your Game to the Next Level
Bennedik, Martin
Paperback
$16.14
The 100 Endgames You Must Know Workbook: Practical Endgame Exercises for Every Chess Player
De La Villa, Jesus
Paperback
$23.70
The Chess Player's Bible: Illustrated Strategies for Staying Ahead of the Game
Eade, James
Lawrence, Al
Paperback
$18.04
1001 Chess Exercises for Advanced Club Players - Updated: Spot Those Killer Moves and Stun Your Opponent
Erwich, Frank
Paperback
$21.80
Bobby Fischer's Endgame Technique: The Iron Logic of the Eleventh World Chess Champion
Colovic, Alex
Hardcover
$18.95
The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games: New, Updated and Expanded Edition - Now with 145 Games
Emms, John
Burgess, Graham
Nunn, John
Paperback
$23.74
Improve Your Chess Pattern Recognition: Key Moves and Motifs in the Middlegame
Van de Oudeweetering, International Master Arthur
Paperback
$25.60
How to Study Chess on Your Own: Creating a Plan That Works... and Sticking to It!
Kuljasevic, Davorin
Paperback
$23.70
100 Tactical Patterns You Must Know Workbook: Practical Exercises to Spot the Key Chess Moves
Erwich, Frank
Paperback
$23.70
Intermediate Chess Puzzles: 500 Practice Exercises to Take Your Game to the Next Level
Bennedik, Martin
Paperback
$16.14
Chess from Beginner to Winner!: Master the Game from the Opening Move to Checkmate
Robin, Samy
Bordi, Kévin
Paperback
$18.99
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy
Chernev, Irving
Paperback
From $9.99
Chess Scorebook: 100 Games - Chess Workbook - Notation Scoresheets to Log Scores, Matches, Tournaments and Results - Score Pad
Press, Red Tiger
Paperback
$11.99
Master Your Chess with Judit Polgar: Fight for the Center and Other Lessons from the All-Time Best Female Chess Player
Polgar, Judit
Toth, Andras
Hardcover
$37.95
Capablanca's Endgame Technique: The Astonishing Chess Logic of the 3rd World Champion
Colovic, Alex
Hardcover
$18.95
Chess Opening Essentials: The Ideas & Plans Behind All Chess Openings, the Complete 1. E4
Komarov, Dimitry
Pantaleoni, Claudio
Djuric, Stefan
Paperback
$9.45
Silman's Chess Odyssey: Cracked Grandmaster Tales, Legendary Players, and Instruction and Musings
Silman, Jeremy
Paperback
$34.15
Zuke 'Em-The Colle Zukertort Revolutionized: A chess opening system for everyone, now bullet-proofed with new ideas
Rudel, David I.
Paperback
$44.99
Game Changer: Alphazero's Groundbreaking Chess Strategies and the Promise of AI
Sadler, Matthew
Regan, Natasha
Paperback
$23.74
Winning Chess Middlegames: Volume 1: An Essential Guide to 1.D4 Pawn Structures
Sokolov, Ivan
Paperback
$28.45
Chess Tactics for Champions: A Step-By-Step Guide to Using Tactics and Combinations the Polgar Way
Polgar, Susan
Truong, Paul
Paperback
$20.89
Botvinnik Versus Smyslov and Petrosian: Four World Chess Championship Matches - 1954, 1957, 1958 and 1963
Botvinnik, Mikhail
Paperback
$28.45
Winning Chess Middlegames: Volume 1: An Essential Guide to 1.D4 Pawn Structures
Sokolov, Ivan
Hardcover
$33.20
Keep It Simple 1.D4: A Solid and Straightforward Chess Opening Repertoire for White
Christof Sielecki, Christof Sielecki
Paperback
$28.45
100 Endgame Patterns You Must Know: Recognize Key Moves & Motifs and Avoid Typical Errors
De La Villa, Jesus
Paperback
$28.45
Grind Like a Grandmaster: How to Keep Pressing Until Your Opponent Cracks
Howell, David
Carlsen, Magnus
Paperback
$23.70
The New In Chess Book of Chess Improvement: Lessons From the Best Players in the World
Giddins, Steve
Paperback
$26.55
The Shereshevsky Method to Improve in Chess: From Club Player to Master
Shereshevsky, Mikhail
Paperback
$28.45
Associative Thinking: How to Connect Patterns and Creativity in Chess
Shereshevsky, Mikhail
Paperback
$28.45