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Susan Polgar became world’s first chess grandmaster under men’s rules
Hungarian Susan Polgar earned chess’ highest honor at age 15. She and her family faced antisemitism and harassment from the ruling Communist Party, and sexism from opponents and officials in chess. Her new memoir is “Rebel Queen.”
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readHungarian Susan Polgar earned chess’ highest honor at age 15. She and her family faced antisemitism and harassment from the ruling Communist Party, and sexism from opponents and officials in chess. Her new memoir is “Rebel Queen.”
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- 13:21Thieves steal millions in bling by tunneling into DTLA jewelry store
- 23:10Susan Polgar became world’s first chess grandmaster under men’s rulesYou’re reading this
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