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“In America, people focus on the end result; they focus on the star.”

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Joshua Waitzkin

Joshua Waitzkin is a renowned chess player, born on December 4, 1976. He has achieved significant success in the chess world and is hailed as a prodigy. Waitzkin has won numerous chess competitions and his story has been widely reported, inspiring many books and movies. more

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