{"product_id":"bobby-fischer-comes-home-by-helgi-olafsson","title":"Bobby Fischer Comes Home by Helgi Olafsson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBobby Fischer Comes Home by Helgi Olafsson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4 leading-relaxed product-description text-lg font-semibold font-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Final Years in Iceland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4 leading-relaxed product-description prose line-clamp-6\"\u003eThe Final Years in Iceland, a Saga of Friendship and Lost IllusionsHelgi Olafsson was fifteen years old when in 1972 Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky to become World Chess Champion. Breathlessly, young Helgi followed the Match of the Century and even attended a number of games in Reykjavik’s Laugardalshöll.Little could Olafsson suspect then that 33 years on, having become a chess grandmaster himself, he would be a member of the committee that successfully worked to free Fischer from a\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4 leading-relaxed product-description prose line-clamp-6\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Final Years in Iceland, a Saga of Friendship and Lost Illusions\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHelgi Olafsson was fifteen years old when in 1972 Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky to become World Chess Champion. Breathlessly, young Helgi followed the Match of the Century and even attended a number of games in Reykjavik’s Laugardalshöll.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLittle could Olafsson suspect then that 33 years on, having become a chess grandmaster himself, he would be a member of the committee that successfully worked to free Fischer from a Japanese detention centre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn March 24, 2005 Bobby Fischer returned to the country where he had achieved his greatest triumph. He was never to leave again until his tragic death on January 17, 2008.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOlafsson first met his childhood hero shortly after his return. In the following years, the two spent countless hours together. They made trips, went to restaurants, watched movies, played games, spoke on the phone almost every day, had fun and quarrelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBobby Fischer Comes Home\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etells the story of a unique friendship and paints an intimate and revealing picture of the last years of the man who many see as the greatest chess player that ever lived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a foreword by World Champion Viswanathan Anand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelgi Olafsson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1956) is a chess grandmaster from Iceland. He won the national championship six times and travelled the world as a chess pro. Today he is Iceland’s national chess coach and writes a chess column for Morgunbladid, the country’s number one newspaper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore Bobby Fischer products\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newinchess.com\/shop\/ProductsList.aspx?\u0026amp;CategoryID=151\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJeremy Silman, author of 'How to Reassess Your Chess':\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Excellent.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBritish Chess Magazine:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Disarming honesty and gentleness of spirit (..) An essential purchase for all Fischer watchers.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSean Marsh, CHESS Magazine:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the best chess books of 2012 (..) An important piece of the overall picture because it provides a unique insight into the last few years of Fischer's life.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eKen Surratt, ChessVille:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"A fascinating read, in turns poignant and perplexing, and I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone interested in the second Pride and Sorrow of American chess.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIan Rogers, Canberra Times:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The best insight into Fischer’s mind in his paranoid years comes from an unexpected source: Icelandic Grandmaster Helgi Olafsson.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn D. Warth, ChessCafe:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"Olafsson's poignant book delivers the fullest account yet of Bobby Fischer's triumphal and tragic years in Iceland with a thoughtful, thorough, and balanced presentation, including topics that transport us beyond the limits of its place and theme (..) [A] personal and heartbreaking account \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGary Lane, Chess Moves Magazine:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"Relates the sort of comments and simple activities that chess fans want to hear (..) An entertaining insight into the real world of a flawed World Champion.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRichard Vedder, Schakers.info:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"'Bobby Fischer Comes Home' describes the end of the life of a brilliant chess player with dignity.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCecil Rosner, Winnipeg Free Press:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Olafsson doesn't apologize for Fischer in the way some of his other biographers have (..) A charming aspect of the book is how Olafsson weaves his own biographical details into the narrative.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Donaldson, Chess Today:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"Must read for fans of the late World Champion (..) Olafsson, who became one of Fischer's inner circle, presents his subject warts and all but in a respectful manner, not a kiss-and-tell story.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMax Euwe Center, Amsterdam:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gives a good impression of Fischers'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"meta-label\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN \u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan\u003e9789056913816\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"sku\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages : \u003c\/strong\u003e144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date \u003c\/strong\u003e: Jan 1, 2012\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"ChessBase India Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43517841244183,"sku":"B778","price":1399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/7334\/1975\/files\/BobbyFischerComesHomebyHelgiOlafsson.jpg?v=1760439763","url":"https:\/\/shop.chessbase.in\/zh\/products\/bobby-fischer-comes-home-by-helgi-olafsson","provider":"ChessBase India Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}