Books about Fischer and Kasparov by Edward Winter

Books about Fischer and Kasparov

Edward Winter

We have compiled lists, as comprehensive as possible, of books about (not by) Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov.

Bobby Fischer by G. Ståhlberg and J. Westberg (Stockholm, 1962)
Profile of a Prodigy by F. Brady (New York and London, 1965; New York, 1973; London, 1974; New York, 1989)
Das Schachphänomen Robert Fischer by H. Kramer and S.H. Postma (Amsterdam, 1966)
Cien partidas ganadas por Fischer by H. Silva Nazzari (Montevideo, 1966)
Bobi Fišer ante portas by P. Trifunović and D. Bjelica (Belgrade, 1966)*
Fischer 1970 by I. Kashdan (New York, circa 1971)
Bobby Fischer: His Games and his Openings by B. Patteson (six volumes, Dallas, 1971)
Bobby Fischer by W. Kübel (Cologne, circa 1971)*
“Bobby” Fischer su vida y partidas by P. Morán (Barcelona, 1971/1972)
Fischer 200 partidas by G.J. Lastra (Buenos Aires, 1972)
Fischer by T. Krabbé, A. Münninghoff and J. Timman (Amsterdam, 1972)
The Games of Robert J. Fischer by R.G. Wade and K.J. O’Connell (London, 1972) – plus French and Spanish* translations
Bobby Fischer tie maailmanmestaruuteen by E.E. Böök (Helsinki, 1972)
Robert Fischer by A. Pasternjak (Ljubljana, 1972)*
Za Šahovksu Krunu, Spaski-Fišer by P. Trifunović (Belgrade, 1972)*
Spasski oder Fischer by E. Varnusz and T. Flórián (Hamburg, 1972)*
Bobby Fischers vej til VM by J. Enevoldsen (Copenhagen, 1972) – plus Swedish translation
Games of Bobby Fischer (Philippines (?), circa 1972)*
Fischer sus 200 mejores by L. Matos (Venezuela (?), circa 1972)*
Schachgenie Fischer by T. Schuster (Stuttgart, 1973)
Fischer 179 + 1 partidas by G.J. Lastra (Buenos Aires, 1973)
Bobby Fischer Un genio travieso by F.E. Gormann (Buenos Aires, 1973)
How to Beat Bobby Fischer by E. Mednis (New York, 1974 and 1998) – plus Russian and German translations
Bobby Fischer vs. the Rest of the World by B. Darrach (New York, 1974 and Bronx, 2009)
Fischer, le partite commentate mossa per mossa by A. Capece (Milan, 1974)*
Fischer: le roi maudit by Arrabal (Monaco, 1974 and 1992)
The Chess of Bobby Fischer by R.E. Burger (Radnor, 1975, New York, 1979 and San Francisco, 1994)
How Fischer Plays Chess by D. Levy (Glasgow, 1975)
4x25 [on Fischer, Spassky, Korchnoi and Larsen] by P. Keres and I. Nei (Tallinn, 1975) – plus French and Spanish* translations
Fischer en zijn voorgangers by M. Euwe (Baarn, 1975) – plus English editions (London, 1976 and New York, 1979)
Moj Prijatel Bobi Fišer by D. Bjelica (Sarajevo, 1975)*
Bobby Fischer Against the World’s Champions & Leading Grandmasters by F. David (Manila, 1975)*
Die gesammelten Partien von Robert J. Fischer by C.M. Bijl (IJmuiden, 1976 and Nederhorst den Berg, 1986)
Bobby Fischer heute by Y. Kraushaar (Schwanden, 1977)
The Best Endings of Capablanca and Fischer (Zagreb, 1978)
Secretele marilor maeştri Fischer, Gheorghiu, Karpov by C. Ştefaniu (Bucharest, 1978)
Fischer’s Chess Games (Oxford, 1980)
Robert James Fischer by D. Marović (two volumes, Zagreb, 1982)
Bobby Fischer 333 seiner besten Partien by R. Kupfer (Bremen, 1982)
Robert Fišer Genije koji se ne vraća by D. Bjelica (two volumes, Belgrade, 1984)
Bobby Fischer’s Outrageous Chess Moves by B. Pandolfini (New York, 1985)
Partie Roberta Fischera (Warsaw, 1989)
Partie Roberta Fishera [sic] (Warsaw, 1989)
Bobby Fischer Parties choisies (circa 1989)
Caissa Supplement No. 1/1990: Bobby Fischer by G. Pawinski and D. Sobiecki (Legionowo, 1990)*
Caissa Supplement No. 2/1990: Bobby Fischer by G. Pawinski and D. Sobiecki (Legionowo, 1990)*
Robert James Fischer Gesammelte Partien (Nuremberg, 1989 and 1991)
Fischer 222 partidas (Madrid, 1990)
Endspieltechnik à la Bobby Fischer by L. Nikolaiczuk (Mannheim, 1990)
Schach-Phänomen Bobby Fischer by A. Pasternjak (Munich, 1973* and Zurich, 1991)
“White” Fisher by V. Bagirov (Riga, 1991)
Robert Fischer joue la finale by A. Avchaloumov (1992)
Games of Bobby Fischer by S. Adzić (Novi Sad, 1992)
Fischer Partije (Belgrade, 1992)
Bobby Fischer by D. Bjelica (Madrid, 1992)
Bobby Fischer: A Study of His Approach to Chess by E. Agur (London, 1992) – plus Italian, French and Spanish translations
Fischers Vermächtnis by J. Konikowski and P. Schulenburg (Hollfeld, 1992 and 2003)
Spanisch à la Fischer by C. Brauer (Kiel, 1992)
Bobby Fischer Complete Games of the American World Chess Champion by L. Hays (Dallas, 1992 and Park Hill, 1995)
Shakhmatnoe Nasledie Roberta Dzhamsa Fischera (Kazan, 1992)
Zagadka Fischera by Y.A. Mansurov (Moscow, 1992)*
Through the Endings with Fischer by S.E. Kozhevin (Obninsk, 1992)*
Bobby Fischer 1955-1960 (Madrid, 1992)
Bobby Fischer 1961-1967 (Madrid, 1992)
Bobby Fischer 1968-1992 (Madrid, 1993)
744 Partii Bobbi Fischera by A. Golubev and L. Gutsait (two volumes, Moscow, 1993)
Russians Versus Fischer by D. Plisetsky and S. Voronkov (Moscow, 1994 and London, 2005) – plus Italian translation*
A Legend on the Road by J. Donaldson (Seattle, 1994 and Milford, 2005)
Bobby Fischer – wie er wirklich ist – Ein Jahr mit dem Schachgenie by P. Dautov (Darmstadt, 1995)
Fischer! by A. Fishbein (Manasquan, 1996)
Fischers Kombinationen by K.-O. Jung (Homburg-Einöd, 1998) – plus 2011 edition
The Unknown Bobby Fischer by J. Donaldson and E. Tangborn (Seattle, 1999)
A rejtélyes budapesti sakkvilágbajnok by E. Varnusz (Budapest, 2001 and 2005*)
Bobby Fischer: From Chess Genius to Legend by E. Gufeld et al. (Davenport, 2002)
Bobby Fischer Rediscovered by A. Soltis (London, 2003) – plus 2020 revised edition
Fischer. 100 (Bangalore, 2003)*
Bobby Fischer Goes to War by D. Edmonds and J. Eidinow (London, 2003 and 2004) – plus German, Spanish and Russian translations
Bobby Fischer The Wandering King by H. Böhm and K. Jongkind (London, 2004)
Learn from Bobby Fischer’s Greatest Games by E. Schiller (New York, 2004 and Las Vegas, 2009)
Garry Kasparov on Fischer My Great Predecessors, Part IV by G. Kasparov (London, 2004) – plus German, Italian, Russian and Spanish translations*
Materialien zu Fischers Partien by R. Hübner (Ludwigshafen, 2004)
‘Bobby Fischer self-taught genius’ by I. Kourkounakis and I. Babasakis (Athens, 2004)
Sygrajte kak Fischer by I.M. Linder (Moscow, 2004)
Fischer: Paradoxi Schachmatnogo Geniya by V.N. Pak (Moscow, 2005)
Robert Fischer: Zjizn i Igra by I. and V. Linder (Moscow, 2006) – plus Italian translation
The Chess Greats of the World: Bobby Fischer by D. Lovas (Kecskemét, 2006)
Robert James Fischer: “Ich wollte unbedingt gewinnen!” by W. Daniel (Halle, 2007)
Fisching for Forgeries by L. Totaro (2007)
Vybrané Partie Roberta Fischera by V. Babula, Z. Hráček, R. Biolek, D. Kaňovský and P. Šimáček (2008)
Vozmutitel Shahmatnogo Mira by V. Pak and A. Baranyuk (Kiev, 2008)
Bobby Fischer voor beginners by R. Verwer (Soesterberg, 2008)
Re in fuga by V. Giacopini (Milan, 2008) (‘Romanzo’)
Bobby Fischer šahovski genij by J. Stupica (Ljubljana, 2008)
Legendarny Robert Fischer by G. Siwek (Warsaw, 2009)
Bobby Fischer Uncensored by D. and A. DeLucia (Darien, 2009) + paperback edition
Bobby Fischer: The Career and Complete Games of the American World Chess Champion by K. Müller (Milford, 2009) – plus German and Italian translations
Chess Exam: Matches against Chess Legends You vs. Bobby Fischer by I. Khmelnitsky (King of Prussia, 2009) – plus French translation
Bobby Fischer, Leyenda by C. Ilardo, F. Braga and C. Minzer (Santa Eulalia de Morcín, circa 2009) – plus Russian edition
Bobby Fischer for Beginners by R. Verwer (Alkmaar, 2010)
Bobby Fischer proti českým velmistrům by M. Filip, V. Hort, L. Kaválek, D. Navara and L. Pachman (Prague, 2010)
Endgame by F. Brady (New York, 2011 and 2012) – plus Czech, Dutch, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish translations
Shakhmatny pamyatnik Fischeru by V.A. Leonov (Nizhny Novgorod, 2010), (Nizhny Novgorod, 2011), (Nizhny Novgorod, 2016), (Nizhny Novgorod, 2017)
Bobby Fischer by H. Benson (Brooklyn, 2011)
Bobby Fischer by A. Gude (Madrid, 2011)
Bobby Fischer el más grande by S. Pla Montero and M. López Michelone (Mexico City, 2011)
Najveća tajna Bobija Fišera by N.N. Stanković (Podgorica, 2011) – plus English translation
Bobby Fischer Comes Home by H. Ólafsson (Alkmaar, 2012)
A Psychobiography of Bobby Fischer by J.G. Ponterotto (Springfield, 2012)
Bobby Fischer Genie zwischen Ruhm und Wahn by D. Kohlmeyer (Eltmann, 2013)
Bobby Fischer 60 More Memorable Games by P. Powell (Wilmington, 2013)
Great Chess Combinations Robert Fischer by A. Kalinin (Moscow, 2013)
Bobby Fischer Triumph and Despair by A. DeLucia (Darien, 2014)
Bobby Fischer Klassicheskii uchebnik shakhmat by N.M. Kalinichenko (Moscow, 2014)
Yfir farinn veg með Bobby Fischer by G. Sverrisson (Reykjavik, 2015) – plus English translation
Fischer move by move by C. Lakdawala (London, 2015)
Bobby Fischer World Champion for Political Reasons? by J. Hidalgo (circa 2016)
Chess Combinations, Strategy and Intuition in the Chess Games of Robert James “Bobby” Fischer (2017 Edition) (Leipzig, 2017)
Robert Fischer Sekrety masterstva by A. Bezgodov (Rostov-on-Don, 2018)
Bobby Fischer en Cuba by M.A. Sánchez and J. Suárez (‘Printed by Amazon Italia Logistica S.r.l., Torrazza Piemonte (TO), Italy’, 2019).

Kindle books by John Donaldson and Eric Tangborn (see C.N. 10732):

The Chess Writings of Bobby Fischer – title on the front cover: Collected Annotations and Articles by Bobby Fischer (2016)
Bobby Fischer in Action Simultaneous Exhibitions and Blitz Games (2016)
Bobby Fischer: The Early Years (1943-1962) (2017)
Bobby Fischer: The Later Years (1963-2008) (2017).

Another Kindle work (2015) is John Donaldson’s A Legend on the Road: Bobby Fischer’s 1964 Simultaneous Tour. It is roughly twice as large as the second edition of the hard-copy book (Milford, 2005).

Garri Kasparov – the Chess Prodigy from Baku by E. Brøndum (Copenhagen, 1980)
60 partier 1978-80 (Strömstad, 1980)
Garri Kasparov op weg naar de top by W.D. Hajenius (Nederhorst den Berg, 1983) – plus German edition (1983)
Garrik Kasparow – Idol der Jugend by T. Lais (Nuremberg, 1983)
My Games Gary Kasparov by D. Marović and Z. Klarić (London, 1983) – plus Yugoslav edition (1983)*
Gari Kasparov 1981-1984 (Los Angeles, 1984)
Kasparov by P. Morán (Madrid, 1984 and Madrid, 2004)
Kasparov’s Best Games by K.R. Seshadri (Madras, 1984)
Le Grand Maître Garri Kasparov by E. Gufeld (Paris, 1984)
Kasparov protiv Karpova by D. Bjelica (Sarajevo, 1984)
208 partite di Garry Kasparov e il match di Londra by D. Zilberstein (Milan, 1984)
Kaszparov by D. Solt (two volumes, Hungary, 1984 and 1985)
Garri Kasparow by V. Budde (Hollfeld, 1985)
Schach-Weltmeister Garri Kasparow by V. Budde (Hollfeld, 1986)
Kasparov’s Winning Chess Tactics by B. Pandolfini (New York, 1986)
Garri Kasparov by A. Martín González (Barcelona 1986)
‘Gari Kasparov – the star of Baku’ by E. Gufeld (Athens, 1986)
Gari Kasparov. Zvezda iz Bakua by E. Gufeld and D. Bjelica (two volumes: Belgrade, 1986)
Garri Kasparov by E. Gufeld (Tbilisi, 1987)
Garri Kasparov (Moscow, 1988)
Gari Kasparov by D. Marović (Zagreb, 1988)
Garri Kasparov by M. Yudovich (Moscow, 1988), English and Spanish editions
Kasparows Schacheröffnungen by O. Borik (Niedernhausen/Ts., 1989) – plus English edition (1991)
Kaszparov fehéren-feketén by A. Adorján (Budapest, 1989) – plus German edition (Quo vadis, Garry?, Mannheim, 1990)
How to Beat Gary Kasparov by R. Keene (London, 1990)
Kasparov’s Opening Repertoire by L. Shamkovich and E. Schiller (London, 1990 and Bronx, 2012)
Mit Kasparow zum Schachgipfel by A. Nikitin (Berlin, 1991) – plus Russian edition (Moscow, 1998)
Toxic Precision by B. Long (Davenport, 1991)
Kasparov (1) 222 partidas (Madrid, 1991)
K x K, a perestróika no tabuleiro by H.A. Carvalho and R. Filguth (Curitiba, 1991)
Führende Schachmeister der Gegenwart Garri Kasparow by L. Steinkohl (Maintal, 1992)
Gary Kasparov’s Best Games by R. Keene (London, 1993)
Mortal Games by F. Waitzkin (New York, 1993)
Kasparov by A. Nikitin (Paris, 1994) – plus Spanish and English translations
Wie schlägt man den Weltmeister? by D. Kohlmeyer (Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig, 1995)
Partidas inmortales by W. Jorge (eight volumes: Argentina, mid-1990s)
Kasparov Plays the Sicilian Defense by S. Shestakov (Moscow, 1996)*
100 Chess Sacrifices of Kasparov by G. Oganessian (Yerevan, circa 1996)
Kasparov Plays the Sicilian Defense by S. Shestakov (Moscow, 1996)*
O Xadrez Magistral de Gar[r]y Kasparov by D. Sokolik (two editions, Rio de Janeiro, 1996 and 1997)
K&K Die unendliche Geschichte by N. Heymann (Maintal, 1997)
Garri Kasparow Stationen eines Weltmeisters 1995-2000 by H. Wieteck (Homburg, 2002)*
10 Pobed Kasparova v Super Turnirakh (Ukraine, 2002)*
Sygrajte kak Kasparov by I.M. Linder (Moscow, 2004)*
Learn from Garry Kasparov’s Greatest Games by E. Schiller (New York, 2005)
Garry Kasparov’s Greatest Chess Games, volume 1 by I. Stohl (London, 2005) – plus Spanish, French and German translations*
Garry Kasparov’s Greatest Chess Games, volume 2 by I. Stohl (London, 2006) – plus Spanish, French and German translations*
Kasparov’s Fighting Chess 1993-1998 by T. Károlyi and N. Aplin (London, 2006)
Kasparov’s Fighting Chess 1999-2005 by T. Károlyi and N. Aplin (London, 2006)
The Chess Greats of the World: Kasparov by D. Lovas (Kecskemét, 2006)
Kasparov’s Sicilian Strategies by R. Keene (Aylesbeare, 2006)
Kasparov: How His Predecessors Misled Him About Chess by T. Károlyi and N. Aplin (London, 2009)
Garry Kasparov: Zhizn i igra by I. and V. Linder (Moscow, 2009)
Win Like Kasparov! by R.W. Henley (Orlando, 2010)
Chamo-me...Garry Kasparov by M. Margarido and M. Alves (Lisbon, 2011) – plus Spanish and Catalan translations
Great Chess Combinations Garry Kasparov by A. Kalinin (Moscow, 2013).

Afterword: The lists of books in our collection (C.N. 3952) have been supplemented here by titles subsequently mentioned to us by Miquel Artigas (Sabadell, Spain), Michael Clapham (Ipswich, England), Calle Erlandsson (Lund, Sweden), Walter Faxon (Attleboro, MA, USA), Claes Løfgren (Randers, Denmark), Karel Mokrý (Prostějov, Czech Republic), Richard Reich (Fitchburg, WI, USA), Hassan Roger Sadeghi (Lausanne, Switzerland), Eduardo Sandoval (Viña del Mar, Chile), Juan Carlos Sanz Menéndez (Madrid), Michael Syngros (Amarousion, Greece), Aðalsteinn Thorarensen (Reykjavik), Olaf Wolna (Hamburg, Germany), Philip Wong (Wilmette, IL, USA) and Yakov Zusmanovich (Pleasanton, CA, USA). Items not in our collection are marked with an asterisk.

A number of little-known books on Kasparov were listed by Egbert Meissenburg in C.N. 1903.

In C.N. 10547 Sean Robinson (Tacoma, WA, USA) discussed The Chess Tutor: Elements of Combinations by L.H. Ault (New York, 1975), which is largely based on Fischer’s games.

See too: Articles about Bobby Fischer and Articles about Garry Kasparov.

Latest update: 22 February 2020.

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