Bobby Fischer Goes to War

John Eidinow talked about his book, which he co-authored with Dave Edmonds, Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How the Soviets Lost the Most Extrao… read more

John Eidinow talked about his book, which he co-authored with Dave Edmonds, Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time, published by Ecco. It tells the story of the 1972 international chess match between American Bobby Fischer and Soviet Boris Spassky, which took more than two months to complete. Over that two-month period the match moved to front page news around the world, the contestants refused to continue at times, and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and the KGB got involved. The book explores the events leading up to and after the historic chess match. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience. close

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Bobby Fischer Goes to War

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Program ID:
181183-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Apr 10, 2004 | 10:14pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Oct 26, 2007 | 8:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

  • Apr 10, 2004 | 10:14pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 11, 2004 | 4:58pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 24, 2004 | 9:29am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 29, 2004 | 2:15pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 19, 2004 | 12:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 21, 2004 | 12:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 21, 2004 | 7:40pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 23, 2007 | 3:04am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 23, 2007 | 8:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 26, 2007 | 8:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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