Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer
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Publisher : Penguin Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0140230386
ISBN-13 : 9780140230383
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Book Synopsis Searching for Bobby Fischer by : Fred Waitzkin

Download or read book Searching for Bobby Fischer written by Fred Waitzkin and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 1993-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The father of a real american chess prodigy reflects on chess, competition, childhood, and his son's meteoric rise to the highest levels of global competition. “[A] little gem of a book.” —The New York Times Fred Waitzkin was smitten with chess during the historic Fischer-Spassky championship in 1972. When Fisher disappeared from public view, Waitzkin's interest waned—until his own son Josh emerged as a chess prodigy. Searching for Bobby Fischer is the story of Fred Waitzkin and his son, from the moment six-year-old Josh first sits down at a chessboard until he competes for the national championship. Drawn into the insular, international network of chess, they must also navigate the difficult waters of their own relationship. All the while, Waitzskin searches for the elusive Bobby Fischer, whose myth still dominates the chess world and profoundly affects Waitzkin’s dreams for his son.


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