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Date: 22 Nov 2005 19:33:01
From: Scott
Subject: WTB: My 60 Memorable Games book
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Hi
I'm looking for the chess book "My 60 Memorable Games" by Bobby
Fischer. Where I can I find this book? I couldn't find in most online
book stores and ebay.. :(
TIA!
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Date: 26 Dec 2005 13:41:26
From: David Ames
Subject: Re: WTB: My 60 Memorable Games book
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David Richerby wrote:
> Dan Scoones <[email protected]> wrote:
> > MyakkaMike <alskfd@a;ksj.net> wrote:
> >> "Scott" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> I'm looking for the chess book "My 60 Memorable Games" by Bobby
> >>> Fischer. Where I can I find this book? I couldn't find in most online
> >>> book stores and ebay.. :(
> >>
> >> I bought mine on ebay (used PB) for $53 a few years ago.
> >
> > I bought mine (HC) from the USCF for $6.95 in 1969.
>
> Don't suppose you bought a time machine with the $46 you saved? :-)
>
>
> Dave.
>
I bought a paperback copy from the dollar cart at a second-hand
bookstore. It unfortunately had one leaf missing. bookfinder.com
isprobably the best place to go searching for it.
David Ames
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Date: 26 Dec 2005 18:48:19
From: Leopold
Subject: Re: WTB: My 60 Memorable Games book
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"David Ames" <[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> David Richerby wrote:
>> Dan Scoones <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > MyakkaMike <alskfd@a;ksj.net> wrote:
>> >> "Scott" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>> I'm looking for the chess book "My 60 Memorable Games" by Bobby
>> >>> Fischer. Where I can I find this book? I couldn't find in most online
>> >>> book stores and ebay.. :(
>> >>
>> >> I bought mine on ebay (used PB) for $53 a few years ago.
>> >
>> > I bought mine (HC) from the USCF for $6.95 in 1969.
>>
>> Don't suppose you bought a time machine with the $46 you saved? :-)
>>
>>
>> Dave.
>>
> I bought a paperback copy from the dollar cart at a second-hand
> bookstore. It unfortunately had one leaf missing. bookfinder.com
> isprobably the best place to go searching for it.
>
> David Ames
>
I got a copy for free when some gave me a box of chess books they didn't use
anymore. :-)
Leopold
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Date: 27 Dec 2005 09:13:27
From: Ray Gordon
Subject: Re: WTB: My 60 Memorable Games book
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>> David Richerby wrote:
>>> Dan Scoones <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> > MyakkaMike <alskfd@a;ksj.net> wrote:
>>> >> "Scott" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> >>> I'm looking for the chess book "My 60 Memorable Games" by Bobby
>>> >>> Fischer. Where I can I find this book? I couldn't find in most
>>> >>> online
>>> >>> book stores and ebay.. :(
>>> >>
>>> >> I bought mine on ebay (used PB) for $53 a few years ago.
>>> >
>>> > I bought mine (HC) from the USCF for $6.95 in 1969.
>>>
>>> Don't suppose you bought a time machine with the $46 you saved? :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave.
>>>
>> I bought a paperback copy from the dollar cart at a second-hand
>> bookstore. It unfortunately had one leaf missing. bookfinder.com
>> isprobably the best place to go searching for it.
>>
>> David Ames
>>
> I got a copy for free when some gave me a box of chess books they didn't
> use anymore. :-)
I got my copy in 1988 for $15, used hardcover. Got rid of it for $45 or so
last year on e-bay.
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Date: 27 Dec 2005 10:07:33
From: Leopold
Subject: Re: WTB: My 60 Memorable Games book
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"Ray Gordon" <[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>>> David Richerby wrote:
>>>> Dan Scoones <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> > MyakkaMike <alskfd@a;ksj.net> wrote:
>>>> >> "Scott" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> >>> I'm looking for the chess book "My 60 Memorable Games" by Bobby
>>>> >>> Fischer. Where I can I find this book? I couldn't find in most
>>>> >>> online
>>>> >>> book stores and ebay.. :(
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I bought mine on ebay (used PB) for $53 a few years ago.
>>>> >
>>>> > I bought mine (HC) from the USCF for $6.95 in 1969.
>>>>
>>>> Don't suppose you bought a time machine with the $46 you saved? :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dave.
>>>>
>>> I bought a paperback copy from the dollar cart at a second-hand
>>> bookstore. It unfortunately had one leaf missing. bookfinder.com
>>> isprobably the best place to go searching for it.
>>>
>>> David Ames
>>>
>> I got a copy for free when some gave me a box of chess books they didn't
>> use anymore. :-)
>
> I got my copy in 1988 for $15, used hardcover. Got rid of it for $45 or
> so last year on e-bay.
>
>
>
I read some where that a GM became a GM because he memorized every one of
Bobby Fischer's games. Though I don't remember who that was.
Leopold
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Date: 31 Dec 2005 07:13:50
From: Dan Scoones
Subject: Re: WTB: My 60 Memorable Games book
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On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 10:07:33 -0700, "Leopold" <[email protected] >
wrote:
>I read some where that a GM became a GM because he memorized every one of
>Bobby Fischer's games. Though I don't remember who that was.
GM Peter Biyiasas once told me he had learned all the games and
annotations from the Santa Monica 1966 tournament book.
Tigran Petrosian said in his biography (The Strategy of Reliability)
that he had read and re-read My System and Chess Praxis so thoroughly
that he knew them by heart.
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Date: 31 Dec 2005 20:36:54
From: Ron
Subject: Re: WTB: My 60 Memorable Games book
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In article <[email protected] >,
Dan Scoones <[email protected] > wrote:
> >I read some where that a GM became a GM because he memorized every one of
> >Bobby Fischer's games. Though I don't remember who that was.
>
> GM Peter Biyiasas once told me he had learned all the games and
> annotations from the Santa Monica 1966 tournament book.
>
> Tigran Petrosian said in his biography (The Strategy of Reliability)
> that he had read and re-read My System and Chess Praxis so thoroughly
> that he knew them by heart.
One thing that a lot of chess teachers recommend is finding a GM to
model yourself after, and to deeply immerse yourself in that player's
games.
I'd be shocked if a lot of players didn't choose Fischer, and therefore
people who stuck with it would end up learning a tremendous number of
his games. Similarly, it's not surprising that, say, Petrosian picked
Botvinnik. Did Kasparov write that he did something similar with the
games of Alekhine (which again, stylistically, is not a surprise)?
-Ron
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Date: 24 Nov 2005 02:32:39
From: MyakkaMike
Subject: Re: WTB: My 60 Memorable Games book
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On 22 Nov 2005 19:33:01 -0800, "Scott" <[email protected] > wrote:
>Hi
>I'm looking for the chess book "My 60 Memorable Games" by Bobby
>Fischer. Where I can I find this book? I couldn't find in most online
>book stores and ebay.. :(
>
>TIA!
I bought mine on ebay (used PB) for $53 a few years ago.
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Date: 26 Dec 2005 13:37:59
From: Dan Scoones
Subject: Re: WTB: My 60 Memorable Games book
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On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 02:32:39 GMT, MyakkaMike <alskfd@a;ksj.net > wrote:
>On 22 Nov 2005 19:33:01 -0800, "Scott" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Hi
>>I'm looking for the chess book "My 60 Memorable Games" by Bobby
>>Fischer. Where I can I find this book? I couldn't find in most online
>>book stores and ebay.. :(
>>
>>TIA!
>
>I bought mine on ebay (used PB) for $53 a few years ago.
I bought mine (HC) from the USCF for $6.95 in 1969.
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Date: 26 Dec 2005 14:42:59
From: David Richerby
Subject: Re: WTB: My 60 Memorable Games book
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Dan Scoones <[email protected] > wrote:
> MyakkaMike <alskfd@a;ksj.net> wrote:
>> "Scott" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I'm looking for the chess book "My 60 Memorable Games" by Bobby
>>> Fischer. Where I can I find this book? I couldn't find in most online
>>> book stores and ebay.. :(
>>
>> I bought mine on ebay (used PB) for $53 a few years ago.
>
> I bought mine (HC) from the USCF for $6.95 in 1969.
Don't suppose you bought a time machine with the $46 you saved? :-)
Dave.
--
David Richerby Flammable Generic Beer (TM): it's
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ like a refreshing lager but it's
just like all the others and it burns
really easily!
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Date: 23 Nov 2005 09:49:46
From: David Richerby
Subject: Re: WTB: My 60 Memorable Games book
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Scott <[email protected] > wrote:
> I'm looking for the chess book "My 60 Memorable Games" by Bobby
> Fischer. Where I can I find this book? I couldn't find in most online
> book stores and ebay.. :(
It's quite hard to find because
1) it's very popular
2) Fischer won't let it be reprinted.
I found my copy from a private seller on amazon.co.uk. If you're
crazy- wealthy, http://www.abebooks.com/ has links to fifty-two copies
but they range in price from $47.87 to $500.
Amazon.co.uk has copies from 17.50UKP, which is more reasonable.
Dave.
--
David Richerby Evil Technicolor Atlas (TM): it's
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ like a map of the world but it's in
realistic colour and genuinely evil!
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Date: 23 Nov 2005 12:01:30
From: Ray Gordon
Subject: Re: WTB: My 60 Memorable Games book
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I got $45.00 or so for my copy in an auction last year.
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