Oliver Boydell
10-Year-Old Author!
Question: Why care what a 10-year-old thinks about 25 of the most celebrated, classic chess games ever played?
Answer: The 10-year-old is a CHESS PRODIGY!
Imagine knowing what 10-year-old Bobby Fischer thought about the classic games chess he studied–knowing firsthand from Bobby’s own personal notes!
USA National Kindergarten
Chess Champion
Oliver sometimes plays grown strangers in chess hotspots like Washington Square Park in NYC–the pint-sized genius pulling his trademark hoodie down over his head to limit distractions and “keep focused.”
At 5 years old, Oliver Boydell won the USA National Kindergarten Chess Championship.
Now, five years later, Oliver has written a book about the 25 legendary, classic chess games that he found most impressive!
How did that happen? Oliver made good use of his increased at-home time!
Oliver studied many legendary, classical chess games. “I had so many notes from studying them, I decided to write a book.”
He wrote his book about the 25 classic games that taught him the most! Among the players whose games he included in his book are Magnus Carlsen, Mikhail Botvinnik, Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, Judit Polgar, Akiba Rubinstein, Boris Spassky and many more!
Oliver wrote during the covid pandemic!
Oliver holding his newly published book, He’s Got Moves.
He’s Got Moves
In the extra time with his family in their apartment in New York City during the spring and summer months during the pandemic, Oliver completed his book He’s Got Moves in an amazingly short time.
In his book, Oliver asks the reader questions–and provides the answers at the end of the book. After each game, he gives his favorite move and a list of “Lessons Learned.” A great design for an instructional chess book!
“Chef Oliver” and his mother at Victoria Peak overlooking Hong Kong after a dim sum dinner!