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Mark Taimanov: I was a Victim of Bobby Fischer. [Vancouver 16.5 - 2.6 1971: Taimanov - Fischer,  0-6]

In English. Algebraic Figurine notation. 
A Necessary Foreword (1993); Preface (1992). Bobby Fischer as I Knew Him: 1. Fischer - In Life and at the Chess Board [1 game]; 2. His Personal Development - Talent,Character, Image; 3) The Pinnacle of Career [1 game]; 4) Breakdown. The Long-Suffering Duel: 5) 'Civil Execution'; 6) On the Eve of the Match; 7) The Start - Game 1; 8) Endgame Catastrophe - Game 2; 9) The Most Bitter Game - Game 3; 10) Agony - Game 4; 11) I'm Sorry - Game 5; 12) The End - Game 6. The Aftermatch: 13. The Origins of Fischer's Reclusion; 14) Postscript. Appendices: 15) Translator's Notes; 16) 2 Additional Games; 17) Additional Material; 18) 45 Years Later; 19) 12 Interesting Positions - by GM Jacob Aagaard; 20) Thoughts and Solutions. Name Index.

In 1971 Robert James Fischer defeated Mark Taimanov by the sensational score of 6–0 in Vancouver, but the match games were far more competitive and tension-filled than the final score would suggest. Twenty years later Taimanov put pen to paper, reflecting on the experience. Exactly 50 years after the match, this is the first English translation of Taimanov’s original Russian text.

Taimanov one of the elite Soviet grandmasters of his time provides a richly detailed honest and emotional account of the drama on and off the board. Despite the catastrophic match score his love for the game of chess is evident throughout. Taimanov also discusses his early acquaintance with Fischer from 1960 including detailed annotations of both of their pre-1971 games as well as the personal consequences of the match result.

With fascinating additional archive material and analytical contributions from some of the brightest young stars of the American chess scene today I was a Victim of Bobby Fischer is the ultimate insight into one of the most famous matches in chess history.

Quality Chess, Glasgow, 2021. 17 x 23.5 cm hardback. Condition as new. Weight 618 g.

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