I do hope in Ireland children in schools can experience the richness of chess and it’s positive effects. Judit Polgar Read Quote
You see, in chess we have styles – like in any other field. There are also fashions in the kinds of systems that people play. So I’m trying to know my opponent as much as possible. Judit Polgar Read Quote
My style became very technical. I sacrificed a lot of things. I was always hunting for the king, for the mate. I’d forget about my other pieces. Until a point it worked, and I won games that way. Judit Polgar Read Quote
I want to show how rich chess is and what kind of history it has, through culture, literature, and education. Judit Polgar Read Quote
But at least if you are with your kid in a playground, be there mentally as well as physically, even for 20 minutes. Focus means everything to a child. Judit Polgar Read Quote
We had to cope with the media writing things which were not true, which were insulting. At around 13 I decided I was just not going to pay attention. Judit Polgar Read Quote
I think Hungarians should be more positive; many complain, but if they go to some countries, in South America, people are so poor, yet they are happy. It starts with you. Judit Polgar Read Quote
When I was 15, I became the youngest grandmaster in the world, breaking the record set by Bobby Fischer more than three decades earlier. Judit Polgar Read Quote
When the Ladies Chess Club was founded in London in 1895 and the first international women-only competition took place two years later, most clubs and competitions didn’t accept women at all. Judit Polgar Read Quote
Since retiring from competitive chess, my focus is on education and organising children’s tournaments: I make a point of never separating girls and boys, nor awarding special prizes for girls. Judit Polgar Read Quote
