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//-->A PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY OFBOBBY FISCHERA PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY OFBOBBY FISCHERUnderstanding the Genius, Mystery, and PsychologicalDecline of a World Chess ChampionByJOSEPH G. PONTEROTTO, PH.D.Published and Distributed Throughout the World byCHARLES C THOMAS • PUBLISHER, LTD.2600 South First StreetSpringfield, Illinois 62704This book is protected by copyright. No part ofit may be reproduced in any manner without writtenpermission from the publisher. All rights reserved.© 2012 by CHARLES C THOMAS • PUBLISHER, LTD.ISBN 978-0-398-08742-5 (hard)ISBN 978-0-398-08740-1 (paper)ISBN 978-0-398-08741-8 (ebook)Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2011051219WithTHOMAS BOOKScareful attention is given to all details of manufacturingand design. It is the Publisher’s desire to present books that are satisfactory as to theirphysical qualities and artistic possibilities and appropriate for their particular use.THOMAS BOOKSwill be true to those laws of quality that assure a good nameand good will.Printed in the United States of AmericaMM-R-3PHOTO PERMISSIONSFront Cover Center: Bobby Fischer by Hans Namuth, Gelatin Silver Print,1963, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Estate ofHans Namuth, © Hans Namuth Ltd. NPG.95.136, reprinted with permissionLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataPonterotto, Joseph G.A psychobiography of Bobby Fischer : understanding the genius,mystery, and psychological decline of a world chess champion / byJoseph G. Ponterotto.p. cm.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 978-0-398-08742-5 (hard) -- ISBN 978-0-398-08740-1 (pbk.)-- ISBN 978-0-398-08741-8 (ebook)1. Fischer, Bobby, 1943–2008—Psychology. 2. Chess players—UnitedStates—Biography. 3. Chess—Psychological aspects. I. Title.GV1439.F5P66 2012794.1092–dc23[B]2011051219 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]