Gudmundur Thorarinsson

The Match of All Time (eBook, ePUB)

The Inside Story of the legendary 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Chess Championship in Reykjavik

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

When the Icelandic Chess Federation made a bid to host the 1972 world title match between Soviet icon Boris Spassky and American challenger Bobby Fischer, many Icelanders were rightly shaking their heads in disbelief. How could their small island country in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with a population of less than 300 thousand people stage such a prestigious event in the first place?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 223
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789493257481
• Artikelnr.: 64520053

Autorenporträt

Gudmundur Thorarinsson is a chess organizer and businessman from Iceland. In 1972, as the chairman of the Icelandic Chess Federation he organized the 'Match of All Time', the World Championship Match between the Russian incumbent champion Boris Spassky and the American challenger Bobby Fischer.