- Gebundene Ausgabe: 226 Seiten
- Verlag: Random House (12. September 1988)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0394544552
- ISBN-13: 978-0394544557
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,6 x 15,5 x 2,5 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.7 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (6 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.387.391 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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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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As the father of chess prodigy Josh, Waitzkin reveals here the psychological and emotional roller coaster experienced by every parent whose child rides through this world's certainty and doubt, its failures and successes in rapid succession. Waitzkin reveals the American chess scene from speed chess hustlers to formal tournaments, describes a visit to the USSRdiscussing the importance of chess there both for the game and for political endsand discusses the endless worldwide fascination with Bobby Fischer, the chess player and the person. Expect this book to be popular. Harold D. Shane, Baruch Coll. of CUNY
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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It's as interesting what Fred Waitzkin does not include in this book as what he does. There's hints at but overall glossing over the enormous strain his (Fred's) ambitious must have put on the family, little discussion about how Josh's mother must have felt about her husband dragging their seven-year-old son around seedy or desolate locales looking for competition to play their son, just to prove who was tops. Nor is there little about how Josh felt, other than the occasional "I'm tired" or "I'm hungry." We get a lot of insights into what other "chess fathers" are like (lots of pinheads, according to Fred), but little inward reflection, except in a few spots where he quickly lets himself off the hook. Don't get me wrong--it's a good book. But it stopped just short of really revealing anything deep about either father or son.
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Are you a chess player? Do you like stories about chess players? Then this book is for you.
Many weeks on the best-seller lists, it is easily the best chess story I have ever read. Buy it. Give one to a chess widow. Give one to someone who does not know how to play. Everyone likes this story.
PS I liked the movie too.
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A real story about a brilliant pre-adolescent chess player. The author is the subjects father so we get as close to the action as any writer can get. Not only that but the father is a professional sports writer. This is a promising combination that delivers. The book follows, very closely, the career of the subject as well as his personal development. It is a continuous evolution of many captivating small stories that are well written and easy to understand. Total involvement and captivation is inevitable. The book is written by the father of the subject, and because of this we get a far more intimate and accurate account, and makes the book even more interesting because the writer was directly involved in every scene and he communicates his feelings. The relationship between father and son is itself very intriguing. We also get a in depth look at the reclusive world of the chess enthusiast and professional in the states and abroad. This is the type of book that you can tear through on a nonstop reading orgy
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One of the best books a man ever written!
This book is extrodinary. I didn't put it down since I picked it up. Chess knowledge isn't required to read and enjoy the book but helps a lot. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. November 1998 von Andrey Spektor
An inspiring book about the ordeals of a chess prodigy.
"Searching for Bobby Fischer" is a very good book with many anecdotes and milestones in the life of Fred Waitzkin, and his chess playing son, Josh Waitzkin. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 1. September 1998 veröffentlicht
A fascinating book about a boy and the chess world
Fascinating anecdotes and character portraits accompany the plot of a child prodigy's introduction to chess, his subsequent improvement and finally his victory at the children's... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 14. April 1998 veröffentlicht
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