The Game of Life
The blunders are all there, waiting to be made.
Chess Grandmaster Savielly Grigorievitcyh Tartakower
With the passing of Bobby Fischer, chess is (briefly) again in the news. Fischer’s 1972 victory over Boris Spassky brought chess off the sidelines and into classrooms everywhere. An ersatz Cold War could be waged right there in 6th grade, wedged between chorus and recess. Danbury Library has many materials available if you’re interested in learning (or re-learning) the game of chess. For more about the players and the psychological aspects of the game, check out Searching for Bobby Fischer and King’s Gambit: A Son, A Father and the World’s Most Dangerous Game.