The truth will have to come out at some point. If Fischer wrote it, there will be proof. If it's a forgery, that cannot be hidden forever. If Fischer worked on it but lost or ceded control at some point due to illness or any other reason, we will know.

What I really would like to understand is why it has been published as a bootleg. Not available at bookstores or online, no publisher listed, etc. Why does it cost hundreds of dollars (and highly negotiable at that) when a paperback that size should cost no more than $50, even if the print run is as low as 1000?

Mr. Day, I have an unknown book written by Capablanca. A real gem. It exists in three dimensional space, and it has his name on the cover. So it must be real!

Please give it a review in your article and tell everyone it's real, so they'll buy it!

<There is a theory that the work is forged. I read the book with that in mind but found the theory unlikely for a great many reasons, most pointedly that the book was just too good>

You think that drivel is good, huh?

And you REALLY thought that was Fischer's writing style?

<Since no copyright is claimed, no publisher listed and the editors anonymous>

This doesn't bother you at all?

How did you get the book, Mr. Day? Did you meet the person who gave it to you? Was there a name or return address from the mailer?

Post the game here mr day since you are now the advocate of these book.Maybe we can hear icc side after or playchess.com side after you post that game,btw in what blitz site did the match happen?

Tim krabbe busted the nigel short account with out asking the opinion of fischer,and fischer is denying of playing chess in the internet, the man is promoting fischer random chess and not standard chess.

<A former world champion who had a long lay off in chess all of a sudden resurrect himself in the internet and kick ass of everybody?>

<Since no copyright is claimed, no publisher listed and the editors anonymous>

Fischer didn't play any chess from 1972-1975. What do you think he was doing all that time? He was preparing for his World Championship title defense, probably going over all of his games and making many notes. On pages 127 and 128 of My 61 Memorable Games this is supported -

<In 1968 I again began probing the depths of the variations springing forth from 19. Nf5 and eventually I filled pages and pages with notes. I had to chop off much of this when it came time to get it to press because it generated a nearly endless list. So, in My 60 Memorable Games, I deliberately made the dismissive remark: “Weird complications result from the key line 19. Nf5!” and I only offered two short pieces of analysis. Since my editor friends gave me free reign with no constraints on the final size of this book, I decided to state my true sentiments with all of my remaining energy.

- - -

"This is the last game he is actually annotating before the anticipated Chritmas 2007 release of this book just over a month away."

This is possible, but would be very unusual in publishing. Publishing a book, even after the manuscript is complete, is time-consuming. Hard to imagine that competent editors and/or publishers would expect to get a book out to the public only one month after the text is handed in.

And I wasn't clear referring to "MSMG 2." I meant a game collection of 69-72, not a rewrite of MSMG.>

<chancho> <Pure speculation>

Not only speculation, but it goes against the few facts we do have. Check out Harold Schonberg's 1973 article in the NY Times, entitled <Fischer's Friends Fear He'll Never Play Chess Again>.

I don't have the date off the top of my head, but I have a complete copy at home. Its upshot is that Fischer's friends were afraid even this early that this absence from the game was going to be permanent, and that he seemed to have made a clean break with the game. They said that on previous occasions when Bobby had been away, he had still been familiar with the latest wrinkles in the openings and had played over all games from recent tournaments. However, this time they found him to be completely unfamiliar with recently played games.

I think thats better other some people peddling it in fischers page.

Youre influence could faciliate these im sure.