LEADER 03394nam 2200481 450 001 9910160669503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-5040-4303-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000001023814 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4789121 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4789121 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11331962 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL988479 035 $a(OCoLC)969433787 035 $a(BIP)058855911 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001023814 100 $a20170204d2017 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aSearching for Bobby Fischer $ea father's story of love and ambition /$fFred Waitzkin 210 1$aNew York :$cOpen Road Integrated Media,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (168 pages) 330 8 $aThe 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). 606 $aChess players$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aFathers and sons$zUnited States$vCase studies 610 $aChess 610 $aFischer, Bobby, 1943-2008 610 $aFathers And Sons 610 $aGames & Activities 610 $aFamily & Relationships 615 0$aChess players 615 0$aFathers and sons 700 $aWaitzkin$b Fred$01378751 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910160669503321 996 $aSearching for Bobby Fischer$93421984 997 $aUNINA