Bobby Fischer's Best Games

A modern reappraisal of Bobby Fischer’s greatest games by US grandmaster Joel Benjamin. With engine-aided insight and personal perspective, this book highlights the clarity, technique, and huge impact of Fischer’s chess.

The games of the eleventh World Champion continue to fascinate chess fans. In Bobby Fischer’s Best Games, American grandmaster Joel Benjamin revisits his fellow countryman’s legacy with fresh eyes, modern engines, and a deeply personal perspective, as a chess Grandmaster launched by the Fischer chess boom in the 1970s.

Within the context of Fischer’s dramatic life, Benjamin focuses firmly on the chess. In this careful selection of 64 games, his analyses illuminate Fischer’s strategic clarity, technical mastery, and unique approach to decision-making. With today’s analytical tools, Benjamin reassesses famous fragments and sheds new light on Fischer’s play without losing sight of the Champion’s great artistry.

Organized chronologically, the book traces Bobby Fischer’s development from prodigy to World Champion. Benjamin gives special attention to Fischer’s openings, endgame play, and recurring strategic themes.

This book is a modern, thoughtful exploration of Fischer’s chess – respectful, honest, and deeply instructive.

At thirteen years of age Joel Benjamin broke Bobby Fischer's record as the youngest ever US master, and this was followed by countless tournament successes. He won the US Championship three times and was the chess consultant for IBM's Deep Blue computer, which made history by beating World Champion Garry Kasparov in an epic encounter.