Ebook: Searching for Bobby Fischer: the father of a prodigy observes the world
Author: Fischer Bobby, Waitzkin Josh, Waitzkin Fred
- Tags: Chess players--United States, Fathers and sons--United States, GAMES--Chess, Chess players, Fathers and sons, Case studies, Biography, Biographies, Waitzkin Josh, Fischer Bobby -- 1943-2008, Chess players -- United States -- Biography, Fathers and sons -- United States -- Case studies, GAMES -- Chess, United States
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: ICM
- City: New York;United States
- Language: English
- epub
1. Fathering a chess prodigy -- 2. Fischer's legacy -- 3. Washington Square -- 4. Bruce Pandolfini -- 5. The Greater New York Open -- 6. Training for Moscow -- 7. The hall of columns -- 8. Mark Dvoretsky -- 9. Volodja -- 10. The pressroom -- 11. Not closed for repairs -- 12. Boris Gulko -- 13. The chess shop -- 14. Josh and Bruce -- 15. Playing for the title -- 16. The championship of Bimini -- 17. Losing it -- 18. A chess fan's notes -- 19. Chess parents -- 20. Roman -- 21. Searching for Bobby Fischer -- 22. The Nationals -- Epilogue.;Searching for Bobby Fischer is the story of Fred Waitzkin and his son Josh, 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, Waitzkin wonders about and 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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