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Josh Waitzkin

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born

December 04, 1976 in New York City, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.joshwaitzkin.com

genre

Health, Mind & Body, Nonfiction, Sports

influences

Bruce Pandolfini

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Joshua Waitzkin is an American chess player, martial arts competitor, and author. As a child, he was recognized as a prodigy, and won the U.S. Junior Chess championship in 1993 and 1994. He is the only person to have won the National Primary, Elementary, Junior High School, High School, U.S. Cadet, and U.S. Junior Closed chess championships in his career. The movie Searching for Bobby Fischer is based on his early life.

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Books by Josh Waitzkin

Average rating: 3.94 · 529 ratings · 94 reviews · 2 distinct works

	The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence 3.93 avg rating — 511 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Attacking Chess: Aggressive Strategies and Inside Moves from the U.S. Junior Chess Champion by Josh Waitzkin, Fred Waitzkin 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	My rating: