Titles are given in their original language. Dates are those of the first edition.
Books
- Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy — Frank Brady (1965). The first biography, by someone close to Fischer: childhood and rise.
- Endgame: Bobby Fischer’s Remarkable Rise and Fall — Frank Brady (2011). The full biography, from Brooklyn to Reykjavik.
- Bobby Fischer Goes to War — David Edmonds, John Eidinow (2004). The 1972 match and the Cold War, with Soviet archives.
- My 60 Memorable Games — Bobby Fischer (1969). Sixty games annotated by Fischer himself.
- Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess — Bobby Fischer, Stuart Margulies, Don Mosenfelder (1966). A learning manual built from puzzles.
- My Great Predecessors, vol. IV — Garry Kasparov (2004). Fischer placed among the great world champions.
- Searching for Bobby Fischer — Fred Waitzkin (1988). A father follows his prodigy son: Fischer’s shadow over young players.
Films and documentaries
- Pawn Sacrifice — Edward Zwick (2014). Feature film: from childhood to the 1972 match.
- Bobby Fischer Against the World — Liz Garbus (2011). HBO documentary on his life and fall.
- Searching for Bobby Fischer — Steven Zaillian (1993). Fiction based on Fred Waitzkin’s book; Fischer is not the main character.
Online sources
- FIDE — World Chess Federation: titles and ratings.
- Wikipedia — Bobby Fischer — Overview and references.
- Chessgames.com — Database of annotated games.