Susan Polgar

chess grandmaster, author of “Rebel Queen: The Cold War, Misogyny, and the Making of a Grandmaster”

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Hungarian Susan Polgar earned chess’ highest honor at age 15.

Susan Polgar became world’s first chess grandmaster under men’s rules

Hungarian Susan Polgar earned chess’ highest honor at age 15.

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