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

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ISBN 10 : 014017804X ISBN 13 : 9780140178043

Editeur : Penguin, 1994

Synopsis

Along with millions of other Americans, Fred Waitzkin was smitten by chess during the historic Fisher-Spassky championship match in 1972. Inspired by Bobby Fischer's charisma, he began to study the game, but quickly gave it up when he discovered he had little talent for it. His interest was revived a decade later when his young son began coaxing him to play and, to the author's astonishment, was beating him. This is the story of three years in the lives of father and son, 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.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The compelling sage of three years in the life of a real American chess prodigy – now a Major Motion Picture!

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.

“The quest is beautifully resolved... in a contest that knits together all the book’s rich themes.” – Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times

Biographie de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 014017804X
• ISBN 13: 9780140178043
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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