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Is Bobby Fischer the all-time greatest chess genius? No one can answer that question but his career is truly inspiring: the struggle of one man against the entire Eastern European chess elite. After a steady but spectacular triumphal march towards the World Title in 1972 he never played in public again, except for a controversial match in 1992 against his old rival Boris Spassky. Since then, an increasingly alienated Fischer has wandered the globe, only surfacing for occasional radio interviews. His lowest point came when he was heard condoning the attack on the Twin Towers in New York. The controversy surrounding Fischer continues to deepen following his Japanese jail sentence and subsequent extradition battle.

Despite his idiosyncrasies, Fischer has become an intriguing living legend. This book traces his story through interviews with many former friends and rivals of Fischer, including Yasser Seirawan and Anatoly Karpov, and his former bodyguard and fitness trainer, The authors have dug through the archives, including recently opened FBI files, in order to place the more negative aspects of the man into context - his tough upbringing, his exceptional talent, his' anti-social behaviour, his fight against the chess authorities and his growing ' eccentricity. This book is a must for anyone interested in this remarkable man and his fascinating life.

007 Introduction - by Hans Böhm
010 Acknowledgements
011 The Making of The Wandering King - by Kees Jongkind

PART I 1943-1972:The Rise of a Chess Genius
021 Robert James Fischer - by Hans Böhm
025 Fischer's Youth
026 Teenage Years
028 The Interrupted Road to the World Title
032 Finally on the Right Track
034 1972 Fischer - Spassky

Interviews - by Kees Jongkind
036 Victor Korchnoi
039 Pal Benkö
043 Hans Ree
048 Harry Sneider

PART 2 After 1972:The Fischer Legend
053 Fischer as world champion - by Hans Böhm
056 Paranoia

062 1992 Fischer - Spassky
065 The Aftermath


Interviews - by Kees Jongkind
068 Lothar Schmid
073 Hans Böhm
079 Anatoly Karpov
084 Arnfried Pagel
088 Jan Timman
093 Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam
098 Yasser Seirawan
106 Zofia Polgar
110 Nigel Short

114 Eugene Torre

117 Radio interviews - by Kees Jongkind

Interviews - by Kees Jongkind
121 Pablo Mercado
123 David Barnouw
125 Searching for Bobby Fischer - Hans Böhm

Appendices
127 Appendix 1: Euwe and Fischer - by Hans Bohm
135 Appendix 2: The FBI files - by Kees Jongkind
136 Appendix 3: Analyses - byjaap van den Herik
138 What is genius?
145 Match, 1992-by Hans Böhm

153 Appendix 4: Fischer in Jail - by Kaarlo Schepel