Rare Chess Genius Bobby Fischer Photos in Harry Benson Book

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Harry Benson’s rare, exclusive photos of chess genius Bobby Fischer taken during the historic World Chess Championship match in Iceland in 1972 have been collected by powerHouse Books. Benson met Fischer in Argentina, during the qualifiers for the match, and followed him through his training and conditioning in New York, during the many weeks of the match, and was there in the winning moment to document Fischer’s historic victory. Fischer was a known recluse, and Benson was one of the very few people he would talk to throughout these defining moments in his life. Here is a nice video of the book 'Bobby Fischer'.

 

Scottish born photojournalist Harry Benson was the most published photographer in LIFE magazine before it closed and continues to photograph for many major magazines. In 2009, Queen Elizabeth named Benson a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Benson lives in New York and Florida with his wife, Gigi, who works with him on his exhibitions and books. 

 

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Rare chess photos of Bobby Fischer!

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012


Hi everyone,


You will simply love this collection of Bobby Fischer photos from 1943-2008!

Fischer visits Tal in hospital in Curacao, 1962.

The International Chess Tournament of Monaco is 
attended by prince Rainier (center) seen chatting 
with Fischer in March 1967.

There are hundreds of photos out there that you would love to flip through. Enjoy. 

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Rare chess photos of the one and only Mikhail Tal

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011


Hi everyone,


We found this lovely set of rare photos of none other than Mikhail Tal. This year we observe the great chess genius' 75th birth anniversary. These photos are from Genna Sosonko's collection and have not been published online or in print. Enjoy.

Can you recognize everyone in all the photos before you go ahead to the www.chess-news.ru link?


Don't forget to read our post about the Tal Memorial 2011 coming up on November 13 with a dream line-up!


Remembering the eighth world chess champion - GM Mikhail Tal

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