CHESS PLAYER

Joshua Waitzkin

1976 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Joshua Waitzkin is the 274th most popular chess player, the 13,833rd most popular biography from United States and the 15th most popular American Chess Player.

Joshua Waitzkin is most famous for being a chess prodigy and the subject of the book and film "Searching for Bobby Fischer," which chronicles his early life and rise in the chess world. He is also known for his transition to martial arts and success in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Joshua Waitzkin ranks 274 out of 461. Before him are Almira Skripchenko, Yury Dokhoian, Xu Yuhua, Eros Riccio, Kateryna Lagno, and Alisa Galliamova. After him are Sergei Tiviakov, Viktor Gavrikov, Zoltán Almási, Alexander Chernin, Levy Rozman, and Suat Atalık.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Joshua Waitzkin ranks 444. Before him are Xu Yuhua, Liu Guoliang, Kati Wilhelm, Michael Greis, Luca Parmitano, and Oh Ji-ho. After him are Andrew Ng, Vahid Hashemian, Marc Coma, Keeley Hawes, Serhiy Arbuzov, and Pável Pardo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joshua Waitzkin ranks 13,837 out of 20,380. Before him are Jessica Diggins (1991), Fannie Ward (1872), Alice Evans (1971), Charlie Rich (1932), Jack Smith (1932), and Caleb Landry Jones (1989). After him are Jason Williams (1975), Kate Upton (1992), Bobby Wanzer (1921), Josh Dun (1988), Walter Murphy (1952), and Al D'Amato (1937).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In United States

Among chess players born in United States, Joshua Waitzkin ranks 15. Before him are Israel Albert Horowitz (1907), William Lombardy (1937), Nick de Firmian (1957), Isaac Kashdan (1905), Arnold Denker (1914), and Fabiano Caruana (1992). After him are Levy Rozman (1995), Hans Niemann (2003), Joel Benjamin (1964), Alexandra Botez (1995), Sam Shankland (1991), and Jennifer Shahade (1980).

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