I am addicted to playing chess! I joined Duolingo last year and I have started learning better chess strategies through Duolingo. I also enjoy playing chess games with other people around the world via the Duolingo app.
Because of my (relatively new) found love of playing chess, I couldn't pass up reading Black & White: The Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer by Julian Voloj.
Prior to reading Black & White: The Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer by Julian Voloj, I'd heard about Bobby Fischer. But honestly, I didn't know much about his life other than he was a US chess protege and chess grand master.
Black & White: The Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer is a rather quick read as it is a graphic novel/work of nonfiction. I liked the artwork for this book and I definitely learned a lot about Bobby Fischer. It was definitely sad to learn that he fell victim to mental illness and that he also fell for conspiracy theories. This is such a tragedy as Bobby Fischer was such a talented chess player.
I am giving Black & White: The Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer by Julian Voloj a rating of 4 stars out of 5 stars.
Until my next post, happy reading!!
I can remember when Fischer was at his height. In fact it was his competition with Boris Spassky that sparked my interest in chess and led me to learn to play the game, which I was quite avid about for a while; not so much anymore. It is indeed very sad, tragic even, that he became a victim of mental illness which effectively ruined his life.
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool you learned to play chess after Bobby Fischer played Boris Spassky. Hopefully, I'll continue improving my chess skills slowly overtime.
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