How Heavy is your Crown

By Sigurbjorn Bjornsson

After a string of victories, Bobby Fischer faces the final challenge: World Champion Boris Spassky. The world chess championship, the crown jewel of the Soviet Union, is up for grabs, and the Soviets are not prepared to give it up without a fight. This book tells the story of the world chess championship match in Iceland in an innovative way. It tells the story of how the Icelandic organizers managed the many problems that arose in coordinating the match, and how Spassky and Fischer dealt with the stress and conflicts that emerged in the camps of both sides when chess became the center of world news in the summer of 1972.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9935350304
• ISBN13: 9789935350305
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Self-Published
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"