Bobby Fischer by Harry Benson

Bobby Fischer: A Portrait - Harry Benson Hardback, 144 pages Harry Benson's rare, exclusive photos of the elusive and controversial chess genius Bobby Fischer taken during the historic World Chess Championship match in Iceland in 1972 are collected here for the first time, in Bobby Fischer.Benson met Fischer in Argentina, during the qualifiers for the match, and followed him through his training and conditioning in New York, during the many weeks of the match, and was there in the winning moment to document Fischer's historic victory. Fischer was a known recluse, and Benson was one of the very few people he would talk to throughout these defining moments in his life.The match, known at the time as the ?Match of the Century,? is now generally considered a battle in the Cold War between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Benson's intimate access to Fischer was not the easiest of tasks to accomplish.Worried about spies and saboteurs, lacking substantial support from the U.S., and seeking deep