Searching for Bobby Fischer

Author:Fred Waitzkin [Waitzkin, Fred]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780786754847
Publisher: Fred Waitzkin (Perseus)
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

IN THE SUMMER, after we get out of town for a few weeks into clear air and sunlight and away from the pace of lessons and tournaments, the justification for being a chess parent tends to desert me altogether, even though the motivation persists against all logic. While we swim and fish, I wince when I recall the pandemonium of our New York lives. I worry that my ambition for Josh will outstrip his desire to play. I worry about the tyranny of his heady national ranking. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if he could just play chess the way he plays football and basketball, without being concerned about his rating, or about what little kid in California is catching up with him, or about not being national champion? I wonder about the payoff or penalty down the road for a little boy who feels like a failure when he is less than number one. When was I ever number one in the country at anything? I’ve never even known anyone who was number one at anything besides my son—and yet this is the standard by which he judges himself.

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