Frank Brady

Frank Brady is an American author and biographer whose book Endgame is a comprehensive biography of Bobby Fischer, the brilliant, troubled American chess prodigy who became world chess champion in 1972 by defeating the Soviet grandmaster Boris Spassky in one of the most famous matches in sporting history. Brady, who knew Fischer personally, draws on decades of friendship and research to create the most authoritative account of Fischer's extraordinary life. The biography traces Fischer's journey from chess prodigy growing up in Brooklyn to world champion to controversial recluse, exploring how genius and mental instability coexisted in one of the most remarkable and tragic figures in the history of competitive sport. Brady is himself a chess master and the author of Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy, the first major biography of Fischer. His deep knowledge of chess and his personal acquaintance with Fischer give Endgame an authority and intimacy that no other biographer could achieve. The audiobook edition brings this definitive portrait of chess genius to listeners fascinated by Fischer, chess, or the complex relationship between exceptional talent and personal turmoil.