László Polgár - Wikipedia
WebJudit. László Polgár (born 11 May 1946) is a Hungarian chess teacher and educational psychologist. He is the father of the famous Polgár sisters: Zsuzsa, Zsófia, and Judit, whom he raised to be chess prodigies, with Judit and Zsuzsa becoming the best and second-best female chess players in the world, respectively.
Judit Polgar Interview: 'I Had To Prove Myself More Than A Boy'
WebNov 5, 2019 · Polgar’s father Laszlo, an educational psychologist, believed that any child is capable of achieving exceptional things if trained in a specialist subject from a young age. He attempted to prove this with his three daughters who were all home-schooled, with chess the focus of their education.
Judit Polgár - Wikipedia
WebJudit Polgár (born 23 July 1976) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster, widely regarded as the strongest female chess player of all time. In 1991, Polgár achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, at the time the youngest to have done so, breaking the record previously held by former world champion Bobby Fischer .
FATHER OF 3 PRODIGIES SAYS CHESS GENIUS CAN BE TAUGHT
WebDec 25, 1992 · Laszlo Polgar, father of the three sensational chess-playing sisters, Zsuzsa, Judit, Zsofia, is portrayed by his detractors as a Dr. Frankenstein. His admirers say he is a Houdini, writes Peter Maas in the Washington Post.
Chess Grandmastery: Nature, Gender, and the Genius of Judit …
WebOct 22, 2014 · This summer Judit Polgár announced her retirement, ceding the title of No. 1 female player to Hou Yifan, who became a grandmaster at 14. For the first time a woman has just won the Fields medal in mathematics; for the first time a woman reigns as the world’s most powerful economist.
Judit Polgár became a chess grandmaster at 15 and beat the best …
WebDec 6, 2021 · Judit was the youngest of his children and at the age of five she beat her father, who was also a chess teacher. By her twelfth birthday, Polgár was the world’s top-ranked female.
Judit Polgar, the chess prodigy who beat men at their own game
WebAug 30, 2012 · Aged 11, she beat her first grandmaster, and became one herself in 1991, at the age of 15 – relieving American Bobby Fischer of his record as the youngest-ever grandmaster. Polgar’s father ...
Masterminds: Chess Prodigies | World Chess Hall of Fame
WebOne of the most famous groups of chess prodigies are the Polgar sisters—Susan, Sofia, and Judit. Their father, Laszlo Polgar, raised the trio with the intention of creating geniuses. All three made chess history.
Judit Polgar: 'Everything was about chess' - The Guardian
WebNov 12, 2012 · The three were part of a controversial experiment conducted by their teacher father Laszlo, whose contention was that "geniuses are not born, but made". He taught his daughters at home – the...
Judit Polgar: Queen of chess players makes the right moves
WebOct 15, 2008 · Laszlo Polgar, her father, decided to raise his daughters at home, with chess as the main basis for their education. By the time Judit came along, Zsuzsa, the eldest sister, was already a child...
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