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A PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY OF
BOBBY FISCHER
A PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY OF
BOBBY FISCHER
Understanding the Genius, Mystery, and Psychological
Decline of a World Chess Champion
By
JOSEPH G. PONTEROTTO, P
H
.D.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ponterotto, Joseph G.
A psychobiography of Bobby Fischer : understanding the genius,
mystery, and psychological decline of a world chess champion / by
Joseph 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—United
States—Biography. 3. Chess—Psychological aspects. I. Title.
GV1439.F5P66 2012
794.1092–dc23
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2011051219
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