I just received some old pictures of the my family back in 1989 in Rome from a friend of the family, Mr. Gabor Zilahi. This was taken during the famous Rome tournament where Sofia made history.
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Susan Polgar
December 20, 2010
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Wow! This picture is a classic! Now each of the teens are all grown, built a family and became mothers (and living in different countries).
I respect intellect and beauty!
Whenever I do have a child, I wish he/she follows an intellectual pursuit while having a great time.
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Thanks for sharing!
What did Sophia do in that tournament?
Kamalakanta
Ah, the famous or rather for the Russians infamous Sac of Rome.
Sofie is the real deal!
Brava!
Anonymous said…
Thanks for sharing!
What did Sophia do in that tournament?
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She had one of the best performances in an “Open” tournament ever in the Rome 1989 tournament where she scored 8.5/9.
Sophia at age 14 scored 8.5 out of 9 beating among others GM Chernin,
GM Razuvaev, GM Suba, GM Palatnik,
IM D’amore , FM Mrdja , while drawing
GM Dolmatov.
An incredible performance by anyone’s standards.
Great picture!
Please pass my greetings to Gabor! Our families spent a lot of good time together in Roma and in Tuscany.
Wayne,
The doctors did a good job on you. I hear UCLA has the best burn unit in the world.