My Very Candid View About Coaching Big thanks to everyone who offered their view point regarding why some coaches have more success than others when they are either good or very competent coaches. (https://chessdailynews.com/interesting-question-about-chess-coaching) Here is my...
Anand: “Your success will depend on the trust and respect you have for your team”
CHESS IS A TEAM GAME: ANAND Mumbai Mirror | Sep 22, 2015, 04.52 AM IST Mirror Sports Bureau Says a player’s success depends on trust and respect for trainers. Chess may be an individual sport but Viswanathan Anand says...
Breaking the Coaching Mold
The 3 Percent: Women Coaching MenBy Kate Hoit | Contributor | 27 June 2014US Department of State Fewer women coach today than 40 years ago. While the majority of women’s sports teams in the U.S. are coached by men,...
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I’m dedicating my special award to Webster University
I am honored to be the first woman to win one of the world’s most prestigious awards for chess coaching. I would like to dedicate this special award to Webster University for the tremendous support for chess and chess...
Proud to be a CONTROVERSIAL coach :)
More than 100 photos here: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/CollegeChessFinalFour2014 Many photos from the celebration at Webster University here: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/WebsterUFinalFourCelebration2014 Washington Post: Webster University in St. Louis, which is led by Susan Polgar, a powerful, controversial and ultra-competitive figure in chess. She makes...
My coaching philosophy
Many people have asked what is my coaching philosophy when it comes to team events? There are four main issues which I stressed. We may or may not be the best team (depend on the year), but our approach is...
Polgar: Chess team director / coach shares game philosophy, recruiting criteria
Polgar: Chess team director / coach shares game philosophy, recruiting criteria I have to say that I could not be more proud of my players. They gave everything they had to achieve incredible success on the chess board and...
FIDE to help Sri Lanka improve chess infrastructure facilities
FIDE CEO happy over Lanka’s development in chess The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Geoffrey Borg was amazed at the extent of enthusiasm among the young players and the development of the game which...
Interview with a chess coach
Q & A: Technology Teacher Talks Chess Program at PS 56June 7, 2013 at 10:14 AMBy Norwood News Arafath Kazi, the technology teacher and chess coach for PS 56’s medal-winning chess team — the Norwood Knights — reflects on...
My take as a player and coach
A few people questioned me a couple of days ago when I posted a headline about team USA’s disastrous results in round 1 of the Women’s World Team Championship. They said how bad can it be tying the 1stmatch...