{"product_id":"9780571214129-bobby-fischer-goes-to-war","title":"Bobby Fischer Goes to War","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most famous chess match of all time\u003cbr\u003eFor decades, the USSR had dominated world chess. But in 1972 along came the American, Bobby Fischer: insolent, arrogant, abusive, vain, greedy, vulgar, bigoted, paranoid and obsessive - and apparently unstoppable. Against him was Boris Spassky: complex, sensitive, the most un-Soviet of champions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePERFECT FOR FANS OF NETFLIX'S \u003ci\u003eTHE QUEEN'S GAMBIT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping.' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pure drama.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Compelling.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBobby Fischer Goes to War\u003c\/i\u003e by David Edmonds and John Eidinow details the occasion when Bobby Fischer met Boris Spassky in one of the most thrilling and politically charged chess matches of all time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor decades, the USSR had dominated world chess. Evidence, according to Moscow, of the superiority of the Soviet system. But in 1972 along came the American, Bobby Fischer: insolent, arrogant, abusive, vain, greedy, vulgar, bigoted, paranoid and obsessive - and apparently unstoppable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst him was Boris Spassky: complex, sensitive, the most un-Soviet of champions. As the authors reveal, when Spassky began to lose, the KGB decided to step in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943271673953,"sku":"9780571214129","price":9.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36358623_93a1c08f-9ad3-40ab-ab0a-caf686a4bb4e.jpg?v=1759441899","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571214129-bobby-fischer-goes-to-war","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}