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Hello All, A book which I am in process of reading I would recommend its a must read " The Wandering King", it's all about his life and people's experience on him.

Briefly the book is about his legacy! A must read for every chess player, some content might be inappropriate for some viewers.

King Regards Matt.

Elvis played chess?

Matt,

while I appreciate and enjoy your enthusiasm, even by your standards this is a badly written post.

Would it be too much to include the name of the person who is the subject of the book that you are enjoying so much?

Hi, I would assume you knew it's about Robert James Fischer.

Richard Bates wrote:Elvis played chess?

No, but he had an insatiable appetite for cheeseburgers. Don't know if this is pertinent.

Bobby's diet wasn't great by all accounts . Anyway, the book is an OK book - but if you want to find a real read, try Jan Hein Donner - "The King". Probably cost you £20 - if you can't afford that, order through what remains of the Library service

I can second that - "The King" is a superb book, fully deserving of the praise it gets.

Sosonko's trilogy on (mostly) Soviet chess is also strongly recommended

Matt Mackenzie wrote:I can second that - "The King" is a superb book, fully deserving of the praise it gets.

Sosonko's trilogy on (mostly) Soviet chess is also strongly recommended

I'll third that. But I liked Sosonko's "Russian Silhouettes," etc. better. They evoke the memories of a bygone chess era. I particularly liked the portrait of Eduard Gufeld.

This is normally when Simon S comes on and says "if you can read Donner's book in the original Dutch, it's so much better".

Matt Mackenzie wrote:I can second that - "The King" is a superb book, fully deserving of the praise it gets.

Sosonko's trilogy on (mostly) Soviet chess is also strongly recommended

Yes Russian Silhouettes is a fantastic book. Santa was kind enough to bring me the third edition last Chrimbo