Here is the gripping story of the legendary chess battle in Reykjavik (1972) between Soviet champion Boris Spassky and American challenger Bobby Fischer, an epic Cold War confrontation and the most famous chess match of the twentieth century. Based on previously unknown documents and personal conversations with the main characters of those events, the authors - famous British journalists John Aidinau and David Edmonds - managed to create a real thriller on a chess theme! The release of this book in Russian coincided with the untimely death of the 11th champion the world of Bobby Fischer. The greatest chess player of our time was given only sixty-four years, according to the number of squares on the chessboard.

Since 1948, the world chess championships were dominated by the Soviet Union. An eccentric genius, Fischer was uniquely qualified to take on the challenge of the Soviets . Every hour of his life was devoted to the game. He overcame all obstacles to achieve the championship. As Fischer's unpredictable behavior reached its climax, Henry Kissinger called him, urging him to fight for his country. He was pitted against Spassky: a complex, subtle player, unlike previous Soviet world champions. .