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The Final Hurdle To History!

Another unedited excerpt of my upcoming autobiography: The final hurdle to making history! We ended the year (1990) back in Spain, for a tournament in Pamplona, the city best known for its famous “running of the bulls.” Locally, it’s just as famous for its New Year’s Eve carnival, which just happened to be in full […]
“Why is there a need for Girl’s or Women’s Tournaments?”

“Why is there a need for Girl’s or Women’s tournaments?” This is probably one of the top 5 questions I have most often been asked over the past 15 years, since creating the Susan Polgar Foundation in 2002. I would like to walk you through some history and then explain to you some challenges girls […]
Budapest Olympiad Closing Ceremony Photos

Closing Ceremony: 275+ photos https://share.icloud.com/photos/06fZjKWD8IuIzmhRuNiPd7OLw
Photos from Budapest Olympiad

Over 3,000 high quality photos so far! There will be a photo link to each round of the 2024 Budapest Chess Olympiad Round 1 and Opening Ceremony link: 250+ photos https://share.icloud.com/photos/0c5ufVmlDpTYWI8O6BAkloZhg Round 2 link: 230+ photos https://share.icloud.com/photos/061MyjUnMoO6kArA2MInHCnuA Round 3 link: 200+ photos https://share.icloud.com/photos/02fdrYvl1CqeuKwmXpZSy_8DA Round 4 link: 205+ photos https://share.icloud.com/photos/0c1r3XIQtkqiH1kippcdr5jzA Round 5 link: 240 photos https://share.icloud.com/photos/0e3MHQ9zfVaHyoAwg6U7U598w […]
Chess Sickness and the Cure!

Common Chess Sickness! And this sickness can cause a lot of pain and headaches! DO NOT get into time pressure! I have been preaching this to all my students for the longest time! Discipline yourself! I have seen countless World Championship titles, National Championships, Olympiad Gold Medals, and Big Tournament Money lost because of blunders […]
It doesn’t matter how you start in chess!

Many moons ago on May 30th, 1998, a young 5 year old boy walked into my Chess Club in Queens, New York, with his father for his first ever rated tournament. He lost his 1st rated game and scored only 1/4. His 1st rating was 473. One of the players he lost to was Elina […]
My Most Memorable Opponent

My most memorable opponent! Some consider him the most eccentric. People may strongly disagree with his views on various issues. However, no one can ever dispute what he had done for chess. No one can doubt his love and passion for the game and definitely no one can question his skills in chess. Bobby Fischer […]
Beating a Chess Legend

Another unedited excerpt from my upcoming autobiography: I wanted to make history. For that, I would need to use this event (New York Open) to show the world I was more than just a public interest story. I got my chance in the tournament’s seventh round. I had come to the tournament determined to defeat […]
Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% talent!

Being a Grandmaster and a Chess Mom can be tricky sometimes. After a lot of dedication and hard work, my elder son Tommy finally broke through and won the National 2nd Grade Championship in December 2006. He also became the #1 ranked 7 year old in the country. This was the beginning of the downfall. […]