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Searching for Bobby Fischer

Fred Waitzkin

June 15, 1988 · Hardcover · Random House Inc (T) · 226 pp

First edition · ISBN 9780394544557 · English · US · Dewey 794.1/092/4 19 · LC GV1439.W35 W35 1988

Biography

Hardcover

A glimpse into the eccentric world of chess, stretching from Russia to Washington Square Park, and focusing in particular on a delightful young man named Josh Waitzkin, the author's son, who first discovered the game at the age of six and is now the highest-ranked eleven-year-old in this country. Featured in Sports Illustrated.