About Susan Polgar: – Winner of 4 Women’s World Championships (Under 16, Blitz, Rapid, and Classical) – First World Chess Champion in history (male or female) to win the triple-crown (Blitz, Rapid and Classical World Championships) – The only person in history, male or female, to win all 6 prestigious crowns in chess: World Classical, […]
UNDERSTANDING CHESS WITH GM NYZHNYK: ATTACKING THE KING! (3)
Hello everybody, and welcome to a third article of the “Understanding Chess with Grandmaster Illia Nyzhnyk” series. In the last article, I talked about king safety, and what one should be looking for when making a decision on how to defend their king. This time, I would like to “reverse the roles” and discuss what […]
Understanding Chess with GM Nyzhnyk: King Safety (2)
Hello everybody, and welcome to a second article of the “Understanding Chess with Grandmaster Illia Nyzhnyk” series. I would like to pick up where the previous article left off – how to hide your king properly and avoid getting checkmated. Please consider the following position: The only way to save the white king is to […]
Webster University’s Official College Chess Records
We just ended our 9th season at Webster University. This team has maintained the #1 ranking every single day, week, and month since inception, as well as winning 7 PanAm InterCollegiate Championships (8 out of 9) and 5 Final Four Championships in a row. The SPICE team also won 2 Final Four Championships with TTU, […]
My Top 10 Most Memorable Moments in Chess (Part 3)
My Top 10 Most Memorable Moments in Chess (Part 3) I have experienced hundreds if not thousands of exciting, wonderful and memorable moments during my chess career, a career that has spanned almost 40 years. It was not easy, but I have narrowed these moments down to the top 10. This is a short preview […]
My Top 10 Most Memorable Moments in Chess (Part 2)
My Top 10 Most Memorable Moments in Chess (Part 2) I have experienced hundreds if not thousands of exciting, wonderful and memorable moments during my chess career, a career that has spanned almost 40 years. It was not easy, but I have narrowed these moments down to the top 10. 6. Becoming the first woman […]
My Top 10 Most Memorable Moments in Chess (Part 1)
Polgar: My Top 10 Most Memorable Moments in Chess (Part 1) By Susan Polgar July 23, 2011 Over the years, one of the most popular questions which I am being asked is what are some of the most memorable moments in my career? I have experienced hundreds if not thousands of exciting, wonderful and memorable […]
WHY IS THERE A NEED FOR SOME ALL-GIRLS’ OR WOMEN’S CHESS TOURNAMENTS?
How about women were NOT allowed to compete against MEN until not long ago? How about they were discouraged to compete against MEN? How about many women were verbally, mentally, emotionally, and sometimes physically … abused by some MALE chess players? Now that I get your attention, I would like to walk you through some […]
About Susan Polgar
About Susan Polgar: Date of birth: April 19, 1969 Place of birth: Budapest, Hungary Current residence: St Louis, MO – USA Social media http://twitter.com/SusanPolgar https://instagram.com/SusanPolgarChess https://facebook.com/SusanPolgarChess https://www.linkedin.com/in/SusanPolgar https://www.youtube.com/susanpolgarchess ACCOMPLISHMENTS – Winner of 4 Women’s World Championships (Under 16, Blitz, Rapid, and Classical) – The only person in history, male or female, to capture all 6 […]
Chess Tips: Improvement for beginners and novice players
Chess improvement for beginners and novice players The Importance of Defense in Chess By Susan Polgar We all like to be in a position to attack freely and look for ways to checkmate our opponents. However, we cannot always get to that position. In fact, at times we end up on the other side of […]