Evans Larry, Smith Ken. Chess World Championship 1972: Fischer Vs. Spassky

Simon & Schuster, 1973. — 261 p. — ISBN: 9780671215460.This is the first chess book where every move is annotated with a diagram. An amateur can follow each game without a chess set. Moreover, this book has been designed so that a reader who wants to figure out the next move can simply look at the diagram and cover up the next line.
Several vital official documents have also been inserted to give you a sense of history in the making. It is impossible, however, to capture the turmoil and pressure of events as they unfolded. The harried organizers made every effort to save the match, and it now seems like a miracle that they did so despite the political cross currents.
Many hands and many talents blended to produce what we hope is the definitive work on this match. Foremost is Grandmaster Larry Evans. who covered the play-by-play action in Iceland for King Features, Time, Sports Illustrated, and ABC-TV Wide World of Sports. No sporting event in memory has ever dominated global headlines for two months.
Larry has been friends with Fischer ever since 1956 when they drove together to the Canadian Open Championship. Bobby has frequently called him "the best writer on the game.'' And they collaborated on Fischer's classic My 60 Memorable Games. Larry also served as his second during the lnterzonal Tournament in Palma, Mallorca, 1970, the first leg of the world championship; and again at the final Candidates' Match against Tigran Petrosian In Buenos Aires 1971.