American chess player, martial arts competitor, and author
Joshua Waitzkin
Joshua Waitzkin, 2005
Country
United States
Born
(1976-12-04) December 4, 1976 (age 47) New York City
Title
International Master (1993)
FIDE rating
2464 (June 2024)
Peak rating
2480 (July 1998)[1]
Joshua Waitzkin (born December 4, 1976) is an American former chess player, martial arts world champion, and author. As a child, he was recognized as a prodigy, and won the U.S. Junior Chess championship in 1993 and 1994. The film Searching for Bobby Fischer is based on his early life.
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JoshuaWaitzkin (born December 4, 1976) is an American former chess player, martial arts world champion, and author. As a child, he was recognized as...
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for Bobby Fischer, based on the childhood of International Master Josh Waitzkin. At the time Pomeranc appeared in the film, he was also one of the U.S...
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of Learning. It includes numerous tutorials by International Master JoshuaWaitzkin and Grandmaster Larry Christiansen for players of all skill levels...
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several murders Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), based on the life of JoshuaWaitzkin Fresh (1994) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Independence Day (1996)...
School championships: Joel Benjamin, JoshuaWaitzkin, Nawrose Nur, Danial Asaria, and Harutyun Akopyan; only Waitzkin, Nur, and Asaria have won the National...
moves and hoping for traps, but studying the endgame is chess." – JoshuaWaitzkin "If you want to win at chess, begin with the ending." – Irving Chernev...
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All the tutorials feature voice commentary. International Master JoshuaWaitzkin, voice-annotates 14 chess matches. For computer opponents, there are...
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"Justice-For-Hire", his class was challenged by former childhood chess champion JoshuaWaitzkin, who had become a top student of the renowned Grandmaster William C...
Innocent Moves in the UK is released by Paramount. Based on the life of JoshuaWaitzkin, it stars Max Pomeranc in the lead role. Oscar-winning actor Ben Kingsley...
Gard, Joshua Jex, Ari Singer and Wenning Xing. Xing also tied for the second place individual spot with a score of 6.0 out of seven, and Waitzkin (of Searching...
performance artist Veronica Vasicka, record label founder and DJ Josh Waitzkin, chess player Dean Wareham, musician Julie Warner, actress Bokeem Woodbine...
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Jean Tinguely, sculptor Nahum Tschacbasov, expressionist artist Stella Waitzkin, artist Tom Wesselmann, artist Brett Whiteley, artist Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum...