Searching For Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess - Softcover

Fred Waitzkin

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9780140126570: Searching For Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess

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ISBN 10: 0140126570 ISBN 13: 9780140126570

Publisher: Penguin, 1989

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Waitzkin tells the story of three years he spent with his son, Josh, a chess prodigy. From the moment six-year-old Josh first sits at a board until he wins the National Championship, the father-son team meets an eccentric network of people while they search the myth of Bobby Fischer.

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About the Author:

Fred Waitzkin, who fishes regularly in the Bahamas, is the author of Searching for Bobby Fischer and has written for The New York Times Magazine, New York, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, and Motorboating and Sailing. He lives in New York City and Martha's Vineyard.

Synopsis:

Author Fred Waitzkin records the reawakening of his interest in chess through the prowess of his son, Josh, from the moment when Josh first sits at a board at the age of six until he wins the National Primary Championship three years later.

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