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At the 1963 Western Open in Bay City, Michigan, Bobby became involved in a speed chess marathon with Norbert Leopoldi, a local advertising man and strong master. The two were hard at it by 7 p.m., immediately after round four on the second day of the tournament. Bobby began by offering pawn and move and later upped the odds to pawn and two moves. They continued throughout the night, often doubling and redoubling the stakes. By 9 a.m. the following morning, Bobby was up $3,500.

MM played for the New York Yankees. He wasn't liked to start with (he was from Oklahoma, and Joe diMaggio was the baseball hero at the time), and he was sulky and awkward. He looked good - fair haired and athletic, and he was proud of how well he played. People didn't understand where his talent came from.

So much, a lot like Fischer. Then Mantle became popular with the crowds, and he asked more money than his owners were prepared to give him, so he got fussy about playing.

In the end Mantle died just short of 64, after a lot of alcoholism and bad behaviour towards his family and people who cared about him.

That's Arnold Denker's book, isn't it? I bought that and enjoyed it.

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'Editor in Charge Sharon Mooney' telling the 'The True Story of My Church Brother Bobby Fischer'

Personal context:
https://armstrongismlibrary.blogspo...

More 'external truth' in form of a Mag Archive
(e.g. Bobby Fischer speaks out!)
https://hwarmstrong.com/ar/ar-magaz...

Policy of truth ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcW...

The book is being advertised as 'coming soon' If they keep the current cover picture of Carlsen...

https://www.redhotpawn.com/imgu/blo...

...it could be titled 'Carlsen's 60 Forgettable Games.' he looks completely fed up.

I like Andrew Soltis as an author, his books on Marshall and Lasker are very good.

Of course not the first time he has pulled a flanker (slang for chancing it a bit, cashing in on a publishing stunt) though to be fair with the Spassky book it was possibly the marketing team. Read on:

Back in 1971/72 much was made of Bob Wade copying out by hand Spassky's games for Bobby Fischer. The games were apparently in a red velvet folder, for more details see Boris Spassky (kibitz #1164) and reports of Fischer with the infamous red file were popping up in the press.

Andrew brings out a book on Spassky's games (played before the 72 match) with a bright red cover!

https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/p...

(a good book but not in same depth and class as his latter efforts - when having a clear out a few year back I had this book and the Cafferty book on Spassky, which is also OK, I decided to keep to the Soltis book. I liked the cover!)

Hi Eggman,

Agree the red cover is cheeky, just recalling some of the comments and discussions about it in and around the bookstalls in 1974/75.

A good marketing ploy, no harm done. Just saying you have to watch them.

Some of the funniest and strangest things I've heard in chess circles have been at the bookstall.

Topically I remember B.H.Wood saying he doubted if Fischer wrote his '60' it was solely the work of Evans with a bit of Fischer thrown in. There followed quite a debate.

I like those on bookstall patrol advising all what not get and what is hot. (guilty as charge as i've been known to grab opening books out of juniors hands and thrust upon them Tartakower's 500. )

Also people who buy two or three endgame books at once. You only need one. Unless of course some bright spark has found a way to win King and Rooks Pawn v a lone King.

Usually the endgame book is a panic buy. They resigned in the endgame so that is where they think they need help not realising they resigned in the ending but were lost in the middle game.

I missed Bronstein holding up an Eric Schiller book and telling everyone in earshot that this was the worst chess book ever written. A friend of mine who witnessed this said it was hilarious.

I think it, I cannot recall the exact tile, but next time I'm in contact I'll find out.

Yes poor Eric indeed, I often see his books in 2nd hand shops, even bought a few to nick a blog idea from.

I think Eric suffered from too high an output, the writing and analytical skill was definitely there if only he could have reined himself in and maybe do one good book every two years. A few of the books he wrote with Watson are deemed quite good. Not read any.

Was reading about someone who put one of his books (post and packing free) on E-Bay for one penny!

I sold BCO for 20p on Ebay telling people not to buy it. Some lad in Yorkshire bought it.

Gosh, that's inspiring. The whole book is just 100 of so diagrams of 2 move combinations, tactics 101. A blatant move to cash in on Fischer's name. I got the book as an Xmas present as a little kid, so I guess they got $3 from my parents or whomever bought the book.