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Finding Bobby Fischer

Chess Interviews
Utgivelsesdato Juni 2015
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Den første boka med utvalgte stjerneintervjuer fra New In Chess Magazine utgis igjen etter å ha vært utsolgt i mange år. Den kom først i 1994 (ikke '93). Møtet ("ikke-intervjuet") med Bobby F. fra 1992 er et høydepunkt.

Merk at en del av de utmerkede intervjuene i denne boka også er trykket i 25-årsantologien til New In Chess.

Forlagets omtale:

‘Fischer gets up, tall, overweight, and slightly clumsy. He tries to fulfil the duties of the host and shakes hands, but his nervously darting eyes betray his unease with the situation. This is not a man accustomed to receiving visitors.’

Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam’s encounter with the reclusive American world champion in war-torn Yugoslavia, is the apotheosis of a unique collection of interviews with chess legends and stars that was first published in 1993.

Why did Garry Kasparov think Bobby Fischer was an alien? How many stamps does Anatoly Karpov have? Was it really Caruso who appeared in Vassily Smyslov’s dream to teach him how to sing?

Brimming with anecdotes and revealing insights these interviews bring together champions past and present. From Botvinnik, Najdorf, Portisch and Spassky to modern stars like Anand, Kramnik, and Judit Polgar.

Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam is editor-in-chief of New In Chess, the chess magazine with readers in 116 countries. He is the author of Linares! Linares! and The Day Kasparov Quit.

Edward Winter in Chess Notes: “Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam brings to the task painstaking preparation, wide knowledge and sharp intelligence.”

Lubosh Kavalek, The Washington Post: "A master interviewer."

British Chess Magazine on 'The Day Kasparov Quit': "Ten Geuzendam somehow manages to get the confidence of his subjetcs despite asking them sharp and challenging questions."

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Foreword Garry Kasparov
8

*Bibles of the Best*
10

Dr. Meindert Niemeijer
13
‘Your foremost urge should be love for the book’

Tim Krabbé
21
The King of Chess Curiosities

Garry Kasparov
31
‘The duty of a World Champion is not only to play games, but also to explain to the public
why he is winning’

Lev Polugaevsky
36
‘Ninety per cent of all chess books you can open at page one and then immediately close
again for ever’

Mikhail Botvinnik
40
‘This may not sound modest, but the first three volumes of my collected games are required
reading’

Anatoly Karpov
47
‘I think that the quality of chess books was much better in former times’

Jan Timman
54
‘Kasparov’s books are the best, as far as high level analyses are concerned’
Memorable Moments
59

Viktor Kortchnoi
61
‘I have a very high opinion of the new Soviet leadership’

Vlastimil Hort
75
‘Sometimes when I am sad I go out and buy a Rudé Pravo’

Boris Spassky
83
‘I like to play with the hands’

Svetozar Gligoric
91
‘Everybody is for Yugoslavia’

Lajos Portisch
103
‘I always had to pay a heavy price when I didn’t follow my principles’

Miguel Najdorf
115
‘Do you want to hear a beautiful story?’

Bent Larsen
124
‘To win is the main thing’

Vassily Smyslov
140
‘Intuition is much more important than knowledge’

*Karpov-Kasparov*
152

Anatoly Karpov
154
The Collector

Garry Kasparov
160
‘I guess that I am continuing Fischer’s fight’

Garry Kasparov
175
‘Something strange is happening in chess’

Garry Kasparov
185
‘I’m not going to compromise’

Anatoly Karpov
190
‘Kasparov
, Short
and Keene
, a nice company’

Garry Kasparov
200
‘I don’t think that a match between me and Karpov
is of any interest’

Anatoly Karpov
209
‘Now I can say that I am the best player of the moment’

*Young and Challenging*
218

Vladimir Kramnik
220
‘In chess the most important thing is having energy’

Viswanathan Anand
230
‘They say the Emperor is in Beijing. But there are mountains’

*The Queens of Chess*
243

Xie Jun
246
‘You may think the sky is high, but there is always something higher than the sky’

Judit Polgar
257
‘I sort of feel that I make some people happy and that’s a nice feeling’

*Finding Bobby Fischer*
269

Bobby Fischer
271
‘I’m not going to give you an interview’

Garry Kasparov
280
‘It’s just very sad that such a great player is living in such mental misery’
Name Index
283
Detaljert info
Innbundet? Nei
Type Bok
Språk Engelsk
Antall sider 286