Joshua Waitzkin

American chess player

ジョシュ・ウェイツキン

Born

4 December 1976, New York City

Citizenship

United States

Sport

chess, Tai chi chuan, Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Occupation

chess player, martial artist, non-fiction writer

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.

Awards and honours

• Tai chi chuan

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikiquote
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q766789 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.