Background
Byrne, Robert Eugene was born on April 20, 1928 in New York City. Son of Frank and Elizabeth Eleanor (Cattelier) Byrne.
(An analysis of the 1972 World Championship Chess Match fr...)
An analysis of the 1972 World Championship Chess Match from both sides of the chessboard - a Russian and an American analysis. After all the “rush” books on the most dramatic chess confrontation in history - Bobby Fischer vs. Boris Spassky – have had their brief dry in the sun, this deeply considered and unique volume makes its bid for classic status. International Grandmaster ROBERT BYRNE, distinguished chess columnist for The New York Times and the 1972 U.S. Chess Champion, who is justly famed for the thoroughness, accuracy and penetrating insight of his chess analysis: He debunks much of the erroneous analysis published within weeks of the match in books admirable for their timeliness but understandably lacking in depth; He provides a new view of the games since he is aware of the tensions and psychological burdens of both great masters.' International Grandmaster IVO NEI, a Spassky confidant, one of Russia's leading theoreticians and a member of the Soviet team at Reykjavik – and himself a brilliant annotator: He reveals many intriguing secrets of the match for the first time anywhere; He sheds new light on the hitherto dark side of Soviet chess, pre-match preparations. The definitive book on the match . . . objective, thorough, revealing, penetrating . . . no chess lover will want to be without.
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Byrne, Robert Eugene was born on April 20, 1928 in New York City. Son of Frank and Elizabeth Eleanor (Cattelier) Byrne.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1952. Postgraduate, Indiana University, 1960.
Chess reporter New York Daily News, New York City, 1971-1972. Chess columnist New York Times, since 1972. Member United States Olympiad teams United States Chess Federation, New Windsor, New York, 1952-1984, captain, 1984, United States chess champion, 1972, quarter finalist world chess championship.
World chess champion International Chess Federation, Geneva, 1974. United States Open champion United States Chess Federation, New Windsor, 1960, 63, 66. Consultant for International Business Machines Corporation on Deep Blue chess computer project.
(An analysis of the 1972 World Championship Chess Match fr...)
(Games, Chess)
Member United States Chess Federation (Fred Cramer award 2000, award The New York Times palm held electrical chess, 2004 ), Manhattan Chess Club (honorary board directors since 1980).
Married Florence Mary Dolley, September 8, 1954 (divorced February 1971). Children: Benjamin (deceased), Thomas Edward. Married Ursula Maria von Krebs, September 11, 1971.