与普遍的观念不同的是,费什并非天生就是象棋大 师。小时候在布鲁克林,他是一家屡战屡胜的俱乐部的棋 手--他确实是位天才,但还不能明显看出是成为世界冠 军的料。但是1956年当费什13岁时,他在象棋方面取得 了一次巨大的飞跃。那一年他成为最年轻的美国少年锦标 赛冠军。他不仅仅是击败对手--还羞辱了他们。他曾说 过:“我喜欢打击他人自尊心的那个时刻。”当年晚些时 侯,他参加了一场不同寻常的比赛,该场比赛很快即被誉 为“世纪竞赛”的比赛。 Different from the general idea, Fish is not born chess master. When he was a boy in Brooklyn, he was a chess player who had won a lot of wars. He was a talented player, but he could not clearly see that he was the champion of the world. But when Fish was 13 years old in 1956, he made a huge leap in chess. That year he became the youngest American Junior Championship. He not only defeated his opponent but also humiliated them. He once said: “I like to fight against the self-esteem of another person.” Later that year, he participated in an unusual game. The game soon became known as the “Century Race”. game.