Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall - from America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness - Hardcover

Brady, Frank

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0307463907 ISBN 13: 9780307463906

Publisher: Crown Pub, 2011

Synopsis

The author of Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy traces the late chess champion’s struggles with fame and mental illness, offering insight into the sources of his rebellion against his faith and other contradictory aspects about his character.

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Frank Brady is internationally recognized as the person most knowledgeable about the life and career of Bobby Fischer. Brady is the author of numerous critically acclaimed biographies, including Citizen Welles; Onassis: An Extravagant Life; and Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy (the first edition of which appeared in the mid-1960s and focuses on the young Bobby). Until recently, Brady was the chairman of the Communications Department at St. John's University, and he remains a full professor there. He is also the president of the Marshall Chess Club and was the founding editor of Chess Life.

FRANK BRADY is internationally recognized as the person most knowledgeable about the life and career of Bobby Fischer.  Brady is the author of numerous critically acclaimed biographies, including Citizen Welles; Onassis: An Extravagant Life; and Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy (the first edition of which appeared in the mid-1960’s and focuses on the young Bobby).  Until recently, Brady was the Chairman of the Communications Department at St. John’s University, and he remains a full professor there.   He is also the President of the Marshall Chess Club and was the founding editor of Chess Life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Crown Pub
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0307463907
• ISBN 13: 9780307463906
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304