Editing Searching for Bobby Fischer (section)

==Development==
In 1972, American chess champion [[Bobby Fischer]] traveled to Reykjavík, Iceland, for a match in the [[World Chess Championship 1972]] with [[Boris Spassky]]. Fred Waitzkin was smitten by the game as he was swept up in the nationwide excitement at the time, and inspired by Fischer's charisma, began to study the strategy of chess. He realized he lacked the necessary talent to be a champion and left off, but his interest was revived a decade later when his son showed interest and talent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fredwaitzkin.com/searchingforbobbyfischer/|title=Searching For Bobby Fischer – A Memoir|author=Fred Waitzkin|date=20 October 2018 |access-date=7 May 2023}}</ref>{{bcn|date=March 2025}}