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How many pages is Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess?

Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby Fischer has a median of 334 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 300 to 338 pages.

Median pages
334
8 editions counted
Range
179–358
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
6.4h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
92k
at 275 words per page

How long will Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
6 h 26 min
At 30 min a day
13 days
At 1 hour a day
7 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

200300198020001966: 358 pages1966: 334 pages1972: 334 pages1972: 334 pages1972: 179 pages1982: 352 pages2010: 334 pages2018: 198 pagesmedian 334
200300198020001966: 358 pages1966: 334 pages1972: 334 pages1972: 334 pages1972: 179 pages1982: 352 pages2010: 334 pages2018: 198 pagesmedian 334
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 16 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2018Third Millennium Information–198OL52549229M
2010Ishi Press International–334OL30490614M
1982BantamMass Market Paperback352OL7823192M
1972Bantam Books–334OL15177545M
1972––334OL5081976M
1972Bantam Books–179OL14437424M
1966xerox corporation–358OL58603697M
1966Basic Systems, inc.–334OL5979676M

Questions

How many pages is Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess?
About 334 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 179 to 358 pages.
How long does it take to read Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess?
About 6 h 26 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 13 days.
How many words is Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess?
Roughly 92,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).