Do you remember the pioneering chess film “Searching for Bobby Fischer”? It told the story of a seven-year-old US chess prodigy – with stars like Joe Montegna, Ben Kingsley and Laurence Fisburn playing his father and trainers. Josh Waitzken retired from active chess at 23, moved to Costa Rica and became an expert in the art of learning. Recently, he became a consultant of the Boston Celtics basketball team.

