Throwbacks: A Newsletter About Sports History and Culture

Throwbacks: A Newsletter About Sports History and Culture

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Throwbacks: A Newsletter About Sports History and Culture
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Searching for Bobby Fischer (July 1972)

Searching for Bobby Fischer (July 1972)

Bobby Fischer, The Queen's Gambit, and the strange journey of chess in America

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Nov 20, 2020
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