Searching for Bobby Fischer A Father Story of Love and Ambition edition by Fred Waitzkin Humor Entertainment eBooks
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The inspiration for the iconic film, this memoir by the father of a prodigy reflects on chess, competition, and childhood.
Fred Waitzkin fell in love with chess during the Cold War–era showdown between Russian champion Boris Spassky and young American superstar Bobby Fischer. Twelve years later, Waitzkin’s own son, Joshua, discovered chess in Washington Square Park and began displaying the telltale signs of a prodigy. Soon, crowds gathered to watch the six-year-old, calling him a “Young Fischer.” An unstoppable player, little Josh was suddenly catapulted into the intense world of competitive chess.
When Josh first sat down at a chessboard, he was a charming, rambunctious, rough-and-tumble child. Within weeks, he was playing the game with poise and constrained violence, as if there were a wise old man plotting moves inside him. Then, renowned coach Bruce Pandolfini discovered Josh in the park and began to refine the child’s game.
In Searching for Bobby Fischer, Waitzkin recounts his journey with his son into the world of chess, from the colorful milieu of street hustlers to the international network of grandmasters. Looming large over their story is the elusive Bobby Fischer, whose mysterious disappearance from the chess world created a vacuum that would profoundly affect young Josh and his dad.
Josh went on to win eight national championships before he turned twenty—but his achievements did not come without cost. In this memoir, Waitzkin explores his love and ambition for Josh, who faces pressures far beyond his years. Even as father and son travel to Moscow to watch Kasparov challenge Karpov, Waitzkin doubts his own motives Is he pushing his son too hard? Is the game a joy to Josh, or is he just fulfilling his father’s wishes?
Searching for Bobby Fischer is about more than chess. “A little gem of a book,” it is ultimately about the struggle we all face to love our families and do right by them while also setting our own paths as individuals (The New York Times).
Fred Waitzkin fell in love with chess during the Cold War–era showdown between Russian champion Boris Spassky and young American superstar Bobby Fischer. Twelve years later, Waitzkin’s own son, Joshua, discovered chess in Washington Square Park and began displaying the telltale signs of a prodigy. Soon, crowds gathered to watch the six-year-old, calling him a “Young Fischer.” An unstoppable player, little Josh was suddenly catapulted into the intense world of competitive chess.
When Josh first sat down at a chessboard, he was a charming, rambunctious, rough-and-tumble child. Within weeks, he was playing the game with poise and constrained violence, as if there were a wise old man plotting moves inside him. Then, renowned coach Bruce Pandolfini discovered Josh in the park and began to refine the child’s game.
In Searching for Bobby Fischer, Waitzkin recounts his journey with his son into the world of chess, from the colorful milieu of street hustlers to the international network of grandmasters. Looming large over their story is the elusive Bobby Fischer, whose mysterious disappearance from the chess world created a vacuum that would profoundly affect young Josh and his dad.
Josh went on to win eight national championships before he turned twenty—but his achievements did not come without cost. In this memoir, Waitzkin explores his love and ambition for Josh, who faces pressures far beyond his years. Even as father and son travel to Moscow to watch Kasparov challenge Karpov, Waitzkin doubts his own motives Is he pushing his son too hard? Is the game a joy to Josh, or is he just fulfilling his father’s wishes?
Searching for Bobby Fischer is about more than chess. “A little gem of a book,” it is ultimately about the struggle we all face to love our families and do right by them while also setting our own paths as individuals (The New York Times).
Searching for Bobby Fischer A Father Story of Love and Ambition edition by Fred Waitzkin Humor Entertainment eBooks
Kind of a cool story. Particularly enjoyed the Afterword, “Josh and Fred Waitzkin talk about Searching for Bobby Fischer and beyond”. It gives depth and outcomes to a story about real people.The overriding premise of the book is that chess, for all that’s claimed for it, is still a game--not life itself. The trick is fitting chess into your life without letting it take you over. The book is full of illustrations of people who couldn’t quite avoid turning the game into an obsession. The protagonist of the book, Josh Waitzkin, avoided this outcome.
Josh doesn’t quite come off as the cute and innocent kid portrayed in the movie. He is ambitious. He wants to win. In other words, he’s a normal person, not a saint. Well, not quite a normal person if normal means being mediocre. The kid’s a prodigy, but a prodigy with the ambition of doing stuff normal kids do. The art of parenting presented in the book is how to enable the kid to do normal prodigy stuff and normal kid stuff. A balancing act. Don’t think they quite pulled it off, but then who does? They came pretty close.
A really good chapter on the real Bobby Fisher, BTW.
Overall, reading the book is time well spent for anyone interested in the movie or interested in Bobby Fischer or interested in chess or interested in parenting.
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Searching for Bobby Fischer A Father Story of Love and Ambition edition by Fred Waitzkin Humor Entertainment eBooks Reviews
Good Read
Loved the movie and loved the book.
Good read. I saw the movie first, so I was familiar with the story. The difference between book and movie in some parts was a bit of a stretch, but I enjoyed both.
I would recommend this title for anyone who truly enjoys the game of chess, a short history of american and russian chess told from a fathers point of view. Very good reading.
If you've seen the movie, the book is even better. More detailed in it's descriptions, plus you get to take a trip to Russia with Josh and his father. This book humanizes chess in a way I've never seen before.
I play chess, so perhaps I found the book more meaningful. But even if you don't play, this book will make you want to give it a shot.
Interesting reading for parents of intelligent kids. Might prevent you from pushing your kid too hard. Make sure you read the afterward.
Very well written and tremendously enlightening about the strange worls of chess
Kind of a cool story. Particularly enjoyed the Afterword, “Josh and Fred Waitzkin talk about Searching for Bobby Fischer and beyond”. It gives depth and outcomes to a story about real people.
The overriding premise of the book is that chess, for all that’s claimed for it, is still a game--not life itself. The trick is fitting chess into your life without letting it take you over. The book is full of illustrations of people who couldn’t quite avoid turning the game into an obsession. The protagonist of the book, Josh Waitzkin, avoided this outcome.
Josh doesn’t quite come off as the cute and innocent kid portrayed in the movie. He is ambitious. He wants to win. In other words, he’s a normal person, not a saint. Well, not quite a normal person if normal means being mediocre. The kid’s a prodigy, but a prodigy with the ambition of doing stuff normal kids do. The art of parenting presented in the book is how to enable the kid to do normal prodigy stuff and normal kid stuff. A balancing act. Don’t think they quite pulled it off, but then who does? They came pretty close.
A really good chapter on the real Bobby Fisher, BTW.
Overall, reading the book is time well spent for anyone interested in the movie or interested in Bobby Fischer or interested in chess or interested in parenting.
Device used Paper White. No issues with display or navigation.
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