"We can all relate to this a little bit but I think we can all deal with it maybe a little bit better than spasci did," says author. "It doesn't have to be completely demoralizing and cause you to go insane like he picked an example an extreme example obviously for the illustration purposes of of this particular law" The book is based on Fischer's famous chess match against Spasci, who was known for being able to plan out moves well in advance.