Josh Waitzkin was a chess prodigy.
— Billy Oppenheimer (@bpoppenheimer) May 22, 2023
He won the U.S. Junior Chess Championship at age 11. He became an International Master at age 16. And his life was made into a movie (“Searching for Bobby Fischer”) at 17.
But then, around the age of 18, Waitzkin quit playing chess because…… pic.twitter.com/y68z3yQ10K
Prudent advice even if you are NOT in LA
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