Bobby Fischer, The Writer

Masters and Matches: A History of Chess

Masters and Matches: A History of Chess
Bobby Fischer, The Writer
Feb 02, 2026 Season 1 Episode 5
Peter Doggers & Arne Moll

There's so much to say about Bobby Fischer and so we might spend more than one episode on this fascinating figure from chess history. The 11th world champion was one of the best players to ever play the game, but he is also famous for his writings – the topic of this fifth episode of Masters and Matches. Peter Doggers and Arne Moll interview IM John Donaldson, whose new book "Inside the Mind of Bobby Fischer" deals with this topic extensively.

https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Mind-Bobby-Fischer-Annotations/dp/1890085286

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About the hosts:

Peter Doggers has played chess for over 30 years and written about it for almost 20. He regularly writes for Chess.com and New in Chess. He is the author of The Chess Revolution and also hosts The Chess News Podcast.

https://peterdoggers.com/

Arne Moll has played chess even longer than Peter and also loves to write about it. He contributed many thought-provoking articles to the website ChessVibes.com between 2007 and 2013 and recently published his first book as well, called The Center Game.

https://www.newinchess.com/the-center-game

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