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He makes his home in Berkeley, California, with his partner Holly Lee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Chess writing has always been a method of following the author’s growing understanding. Bobby Fischer’s writing was scrupulously honest, lucid, and penetrating. John Donaldson has done a meticulous job of amassing and selecting from Fischer’s body of work, putting it in context, correcting where needed, and providing original analysis of many games.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e—International Master Anthony Saidy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Countless articles and books have been written about the controversial American, and recently John Donaldson published another book about the 11th World Champion: \u003c\/em\u003eBobby Fischer and His World\u003cem\u003e. Well researched and well written, it shows the many facets of Fischer’s personality, and is definitely one of the best books, if not the best, ever written about Fischer’s life.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e—Johannes Fischer, ChessBase.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I was reading \u003c\/em\u003eBobby Fischer and His World\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby John Donaldson in the days leading up to the 2022 World Rapid and Blitz and it was a massive inspiration for my decisive last round game with Abdusattorov where I played g4-g5. I had a feeling during the game the position was very similar to Fischer-Andersson, Siegen 1970, analyzed in the book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e—Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Champion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yj6qo\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"adL\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Siles Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46748359524506,"sku":null,"price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0485\/7836\/3546\/files\/insidethemind.jpg?v=1762481104"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0485\/7836\/3546\/collections\/silmans-chess-odyssey-1000px_700x_700x_a3935b80-8d6f-4586-8997-094ca930bed4.jpg?v=1787798045","url":"https:\/\/chess4less.com\/collections\/jeremy-silman.oembed","provider":"Chess4Less","version":"1.0","type":"link"}