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NoahmanX

Here are all of the books I managed to find that Bobby Fischer has read. (Based on Fischer's book collection that was bought by Rex Sinquefield. See picture)

1. Schach Alamanach by Werner Lauterbach

2. Meine Besten Kaempfe by Viktor Kortschnoi

3. Skandinavisch bis Sizilianisch by Isaak Boleslawski

4. Schach Fur Fortgeschrittene by Rudolf Teschner

5. Schach-Eroffnunger Meisterhaft Gespielt by H. C. Opfermann

6. Kralove Sachoveho Sveta od Steinitze k Fischerrovi by Jiri Podgorny

7. Spanish bis Franzosisch by Paul Keres

8. Lehrbuch der Schachteorie by A. Seutin

9. Die Weltmeister Des Schachspeils Von Botvinnik bis Fischer

My german is not as good as it used to be so I cannot translate the titles. 

Does anyone know of any other books Fischer has read with evidence that he had read them? 

I wish the guy who bought the collection would have had a list of all the books in Fischer's collection available to the public, or at least a better picture, it is a bit selfish not to do so from a historical perspective. 

zembrianator

Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby Fischer

kindaspongey

http://www.uschess.org/content/view/9447/49/

topazann

Great list.

I'm relatively a beginner as well but can highly recommend the book series "Play Winning Chess" by yasser seirawan. It's a good introduction to the fundamentals of chess strategy, how the tactics work, etc.

NoahmanX
zembrianator wrote:

Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby Fischer

Bobby Fischer actually never wrote that book. In fact he sued the people who wrote the book. That is how he got a steady paycheck every month. The only book Fischer wrote was My 60 Memorable Games. 

NoahmanX
topazann wrote:

Great list.

I'm relatively a beginner as well but can highly recommend the book series "Play Winning Chess" by yasser seirawan. It's a good introduction to the fundamentals of chess strategy, how the tactics work, etc.

Thanks for the recommendation, but I have already read that book, and I am not looking for the books Fischer read to improve at chess but more so for the historical value. 

NoahmanX

Thank you. It is very helpful.

OmegaGrandMasterGWiz
NoahmanX wrote:
zembrianator wrote:

Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby Fischer

Bobby Fischer actually never wrote that book. In fact he sued the people who wrote the book. That is how he got a steady paycheck every month. The only book Fischer wrote was My 60 Memorable Games. 

False.  Fischer says himself he wrote the book, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS9n-8bmhV0  22:49, "i wrote the book, bobby fischer teaches chess"- Bobby fischer. Also on the same subject on false clams, nigel short says he played fischer in a secret online match, fischer says he never played shorton a  online match, you can also look up. 

Bobby fischer wrote five books, as well as numerous articles in chess magazines

the five books bobby fischer wrote: 

Bobby Fischer's Games of Chess by Bobby Fischer

Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby Fischer, Stuart Margulies and Don Mosenfelder 

My Memorable 60 Games by Bobby Fischer

Chess Meets of the Century by Bobby Fischer and Dimitrije Bjelica 

I Was Tortured in the Pasadena Jailhouse by Bobby Fischer 

 

Bobby fischers games of chess is basically his first best games collection it includes the game of the century, bobby fischer teaches chess is also super nice because he hand picks his own games, i think like 10? to prove a tactical point, most of the book is mates in 1, skip those and get the good stuff which is his own selected games and study them, which for any fischer fan fischer selected fischer games is gold, and in chess meets of the century 1971 ussr vs world game 6 petrosian vs fischer fischer annotates. so yea.