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	Joshua Waitzkin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Joshua Waitzkin (born December 4, 1976, New York City) was a child-prodigy chess player who won the U.S. Junior Chess championship in 1993 and 1994.
		It was there, while playing blitz chess with the hustlers, that he was "discovered" by Bruce Pandolfini, a chess author and teacher, who later took Waitzkin under his wing for a number of years.
		Joshua himself is the author of Attacking Chess: Aggressive Strategies and Inside Moves from the U.S. Junior Chess Champion (1995).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joshua_Waitzkin (416 words)

	Joshua Waitzkin -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Waitzkin was only ten years old at the time.
		Despite this early promise, Waitzkin has not yet gained the (A player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge) Grandmaster title.
		The script for this film was based on a 1993 book by Joshua's father, Fred: Searching for (United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943)) Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/J/Jo/Joshua_Waitzkin.htm (460 words)

	Joshua Stow - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Joshua Stow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Joshua Stow - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Joshua Stow.
		Joshua Stow was born April 22, 1762, in Middlefield, Connecticut.
		Joshua died Oct. 10, 1842, and was buried in the "Old Cemetery" in Middlefield.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Joshua-Stow.html (595 words)

	The chess games of Joshua Waitzkin
		Joshua Waitzkin was born December 4, 1976, in New York City, and won the U.S. Junior Chess championship in 1993 and 1994.
		Waitzkin is the subject of a major motion picture, Searching for Bobby Fischer, a movie based on the book Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess, by his father, Fred Waitzkin.
		In conclusion, for all the victories and rewards Joshua Waitzkin has obtained in his chess career, it is still unfortunate that he did not live up to the general public's expectations, and remain a leading authority in American chess.
	www.chessgames.com /perl/chessplayer?pid=17030 (1354 words)

	Searching for Bobby Fischer : The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess: Current Amazon U.S.A. One-Edition ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Waitzkin, who began playing chess when Bobby Fischer was single-handedly dismantling the Russian chess monolith, is obviously pleased (to put it mildly) when his son Joshua displays enormous ability at a very early age.
		Waitzkin ponders whether he is doing the right thing by encouraging his son to devote so much time and energy to a game that can become all-consuming.
		Fred Waitzkin gives insight to both the world of his son, who in the book is fast becoming one of the best chess players in the United States for his age, and the chess world in general.
	www.newyorkwebhosting.us /stuff-0140230386.html (2484 words)

	Encyclopedia: Joshua Waitzkin
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		Garry Kasparov Garry Kimovich Kasparov (, pronounced with stress falling on the second syllable: kas-PA-rov) (born April 13, 1963) is a chess grandmaster and one of the strongest chess players in history.
		Searching for Bobby Fischer is an acclaimed film of 1993 based on the life of Josh Waitzkin.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Joshua-Waitzkin (931 words)

	GameKnot -- Chess Forum
		At the begiinning, lookoing at Waitzkins analysis of his own best games, I thought, that he is really strong.
		Waitzkin proved that he is a good player, but I don't know wether he got to be a GM.
		i played on my high school chess team at the scholastic nationals when waitzkin was in his teens and had the opurtunity to meet him and play some speed chess against him.he is quite a nice fellow and a great player.
	uskidscompute.com /online/chess/1704.shtml (2101 words)

	Searching for Bobby Fischer (Josh Waitzkin) Trivia
		Joshua (Josh) Waitzkin (pronoucned WAYT-zkin)was born on December 4, 1976.
		Josh Waitzkin and Jeff Sarwer tied for 1st place in the National Primary Championship in May 1986, held in Charlotte at the Quality Inn.
		In the movie Josh Waitzkin (Max Pomeranc) is seen playing in the Nationals tournament with Josh's actual sister, Katya Waitzkin.
	www.geocities.com /SiliconValley/Lab/7378/searching.htm (1614 words)

	IMDb user comments for Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Anyone who have watched Josh Waitzkin's tutorials in the Chessmaster computer-game will probably have done some research into who he is, and probably this movie will have popped up somewhere in your search.
		Powerful movie and very intense for the young boys and girls in it in how they drive and push themselves to be the best at the game of chess and at the same time putting themselves in danger of sacrificing their one and only childhood to do it.
		Josh Waitzkin did reach the top back then when the movie "Searching for Bobby Fischer" was made in 1993 and is still there some ten years, and dozens of tournaments, later but he did it without losing both his childhood and his kind heart and sensitivity for his fellow man by doing it.
	us.imdb.com /title/tt0108065/usercomments (2994 words)

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		Waitzkin - G. Kaidanov 1 - 0 N.
		Waitzkin - W. Browne 1 - 0 P.
		Waitzkin - J. Benjamin 1/2 - 1/2 P.
	www.cis.uab.edu /info/faculty/sloan/ACF/results/USIC95 (662 words)

	Searching for Bobby Fischer
		I asked Joshua Waitzkin about this (I asked the real life Joshua Waitzkin, not an actor playing him in the movies) and he told me that the character "Vinnie" is a composite based in part on Vincent Livermore and in part on another chess player.
		That is Larry Gilden, but I have not seen him in years and I doubt that Joshua Waitzkin has seen him at all.
		In one of his first tournaments, Joshua plays an early Qf3, in an obvious beginner's attempt at a Scholars Mate in which White plays the moves 1 e4 2 Bc4 3.
	www.usenet.com /newsgroups/rec.games.chess.misc/msg01499.html (1512 words)

	Joshua Waitzkin
		Joshua Waitzkin was born on December 4, 1976.
		He first caught a glimpse of a Chess set at 6 years old while walking with his mother in New York City's Washington Square Park.
		is based on the true life story of Josh Waitzkin.
	www.chess-poster.com /great_games/Joshua/joshua_waitzkin.htm (100 words)

	Chessmetrics Ratings: Waitzkin, Joshua (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		These ratings, calculated for Waitzkin, Joshua, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the year before the "Date of rating", along with the ratings that were already calculated one year previously.
		If a player has an insufficient number of games in recent years, there may be gaps in the list, even though you may see ratings listed on previous and/or subsequent dates.
		Click on the link to see the sorted list of all players' ratings on their birthdays when turning that same age.
	www.chessmetrics.com /PL/PL43393.htm (330 words)

	Joshua Waitzkin
		Joshua Waitzkin (born December 4, 1976) is a child-prodigy chess player, who won the US Junior Chess championship in 1993 and 1994.
		Despite this early promise, as of mid-2003, Waitzkin has not yet gained the Grandmaster title.
		In the April 2003 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2464.
	www.fastload.org /jo/Joshua_Waitzkin.html (89 words)

	Re: Searching for Bobby Fischer
		I asked Joshua Waitzkin about this (I asked the real life > Joshua Waitzkin, not an actor playing him in the movies) and he told > me that the character "Vinnie" is a composite based in part on Vincent > Livermore and in part on another chess player.
		That is Larry Gilden, but I > have not seen him in years and I doubt that Joshua Waitzkin has seen > him at all.
		Bruce Pandolfini, the chess teacher, > teacher Joshua to play positionally and to keep his queen back.
	www.usenet.com /newsgroups/rec.games.chess.politics/msg06078.html (1664 words)

	Re: Searching for Bobby Fischer
		In real life, Joshua Waitzkin was about 13 when he won the > National Scholastic Championship.
		> > In one of his first tournaments, Joshua plays an early Qf3, in an > obvious beginner's attempt at a Scholars Mate in which White plays the > moves 1 e4 2 Bc4 3.
		> > What they are talking about is Joshua's next move could be either Qa5, > developing the queen perhaps prematurely, or Be7 or Nd7 which are both > normal developing moves.
	www.usenet.com /newsgroups/rec.games.chess.misc/msg01641.html (1664 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Searching for Bobby Fischer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The bestselling true story of how the author discovered his toddler was a chess prodigy and how the tyke developed until he came to win a national championship forms the superstructure for a rumination on the world of chess.
		Everything that one needs to know is explained by Fred Waitzkin superbly, yet the book focuses not on the chess, but on the people who play it.
		Waitzkin writes about relationships, capturing the essence of the characters.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0786119721 (495 words)

	Chess- Chess Movies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It is mostly based on a book by the father of the chess prodigy Joshua
		Waitzkin, which tells the true story of this boy's rise from obscurity to
		Joshua's father has to learn to rediscover a normal relationship
	www.chessbanter.com /showthread.php?t=7800 (2597 words)

	Chessmetrics Ratings: Waitzkin, Joshua (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		These ratings for Waitzkin, Joshua are calculated yearly, as of January 1st of the indicated year.
		Each yearly rating incorporates all rated games played in the preceding year, along with the ratings that were already calculated at the start of that year.
		Each year, everyone's rating on the January 1st list has been increased/decreased by an identical amount, so that the average rating of the #8 through #12 players is aligned at 2600.
	www.chessmetrics.com /player_lists/Player3812.html (95 words)

	Searching for Bobby Fischer : The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess
		The charactors, Joshua Waitzkin, the father Fred and mother Bonnie interact with chess coach Bruce Pandolfini and other various chess charactors.
		The book itself is very much different from the movie and although the movie was very well done and one of my favorites of all time, the book is outstanding and should be read even if you watched the movie.
		Also, in his book Josh Waitzkin's attacking chess, he wrote that when a prodigy grows up, they may hit a wall.
	www.quizbox.com /resources/dvd/details.aspx?id=0140230386 (972 words)

	Chess- Searching for Bobby Fischer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Joshua Waitzkin, not an actor playing him in the movies) and he told
		Joshua's father, to see a real chess tournament.
		For Sam to claim Waitzkin was "about 13" is absurd and manifestly false.
	www.chessbanter.com /showthread.php?t=4131 (2591 words)

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		Waitzkin had previously tied for first in two National Junior High Championships.
		Josh Waitzkin is the fifth player to win both the National Junior High and High School Championships, and only the second player to win all three national championships: National Elementary, Junior High and High School (Joel Benjamin also holds this honor).
		Defending champion Joshua Waitzkin was joined by fellow New Yorkers Maxim Ryozen and David Arnett, along with Geoffrey Gelman of Virginia, in a tie for 3rd-6th, all 6-1.
	www.nystar.com /chesscenter/hsstory.htm (11389 words)

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		Despite this early promise, as of mid 2004, Waitzkin has not yet gained the Grandmaster title.
		The script for this film was based on a 1993 book by Joshua's father, Fred:.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/joshua_waitzkin (403 words)

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	One of 20 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Joshua Waitzkin (right), 18-year-old US junior champion chess player, played 20 games simultaneously in Wilder Main Lounge 16 April, including one against first-year student Angela Roberts (seated left).
		Waitzkin won 17 of the games and drew the other three.
		Searching for Bobby Fischer, the 1993 movie about Waitzkin, was shown in Kettering 15 April.
	www.oberlin.edu /~observer/observer16.16/chess.html (94 words)

	Medialunchbox - Books : Searching for Bobby Fischer : The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This book has the championship chess presence like "The Queen's Gambit" by Tevis and the scholastic excitement of "The Chess Team" by Sawaski - The others are fiction, but what sets this book (SFBF) apart is that it is a real story.
		I think he quit because everyone thought he was going to be the...
		Moreover, Fred found himself with a son whose talent specifically pushed Fred's buttons - it was...
	www.medialunchbox.com /ItemId/0140230386 (527 words)

	El Ajedrez en el Cine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Argumento: Josh Waitzkin es un niño de siete años que disfruta con las mismas cosas que los demás chicos de su edad...
		Su padre, Fred Waitzkin, comentarista deportivo, le alienta para que se dedique más a fondo al ajedrez.
		Ver una brillante partida real de Joshua Waitzkin, MI y protagonista de la película
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