Another excerpt from my upcoming autobiography (March 11, 2025) If anything, the hostile treatment I was getting from the authorities was the best motivator I could have hoped for, because my chess improved by leaps and bounds during that period. By January of 1983, I had become among the top ten female players in […]
Up Against the Big Guns
𝖠𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗎𝗇𝖾𝖽𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖾𝗑𝖼𝖾𝗋𝗉𝗍 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗆𝗒 𝗎𝗉𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗈𝖻𝗂𝗈𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗉𝗁𝗒 (𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖶𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗇’𝗌 𝖧𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒 𝖬𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗁 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟧) …the classical chess tournaments that had defined my career up until that point started to feel unsatisfying, repetitive even. So I began to seek out different formats and new challenges. Maybe this was Bobby’s influence (𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 […]
Locked Behind the Iron Curtain
Another unedited excerpt from my upcoming autobiography (expected to be out on March 11, 2025): For the next few years, I became a prisoner of sorts, locked behind the Iron Curtain, not sure if I would ever be allowed to leave again to compete. At first, it seemed inconceivable to me that my own government […]
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 […]
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 […]
Solemn 9/11 Memories!
Another unedited excerpt of my upcoming autobiography (March 11, 2025 release): Paul and I were scheduled to meet with a major potential sponsor at the World Trade Center area that September. We thought nothing of it when our contact called to push our nine o’clock meeting by a couple of hours. I happened to be […]
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 […]