Eight-time national chess champion and international martial arts champion Josh Waitzkin lays out his battle-tested principles of learning and performance to give readers the same tools for excellence and success--in whatever field they pursue--that have propelled Waitzkin himself to the top of his game.
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.
This is the story of Fred Waitzkin and his son. From the moment six-year-old Josh first sits down at a chessboard until he competes for the national championship, he is drawn into the insular, international network of chess. Through it father and son must also navigate the difficult waters of their own relationship.
Author Fred Waitzkin records the reawakening of his interest in chess through the prowess of his son, Josh, from the moment when Josh first sits at a board at the age of six until he wins the National Primary Championship three years later.
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