Whenever I speak to parents or to kids, I always encourage them that if they believe, if they do the work, if they are really dedicated, then they can do it. No matter whether they are a boy or a girl. Judit Polgar Read Quote
I was happy that at home we were a closed circle and then we went out playing chess and saw the world. It’s a very difficult life and you have to be very careful, especially the parents, who need to know the limits of what you can and can’t do with your child. Judit Polgar Read Quote
I don’t think I could ever say that I will never play again, because even if I felt I could never play in top-class tournaments again because I don’t have time for the preparation, after a while you might one day think: ‘maybe, maybe, maybe… why not?’ Judit Polgar Read Quote
If you are in a tournament, you have to think of yourself – you can’t think of your wife or children – only about yourself. Otherwise, you wake up, eat, prepare, do everything you can to be in good shape. Judit Polgar Read Quote
And maybe some people do it too much, are too selfish and concentrated on chess. But I think that in all professions you can find a lot of people like that. Judit Polgar Read Quote
My sister Susan, who was the first one, was pretty good in mathematics and then chess, and my father chose chess because it was easier to measure the results. Judit Polgar Read Quote
Competitions last about 10 days or two weeks. I was homeschooled, so in this way I could train on a daily basis for many hours. And then I was traveling all over the world. Judit Polgar Read Quote
I had some superstitions when I was little. And a winning pen is always a good thing to have. Judit Polgar Read Quote
On the highest level, of course there’s a lot of competitiveness and drive in the players. They really want to win. But it’s normal that the players are also just friends. Even very close friends. Or rivals, but in a healthy way. Judit Polgar Read Quote
Every single person in the profession has an engine as a helper now. The engines contain six or seven million games, searchable by opening move, player, country, time control. That makes it possible to really research your opponent. Judit Polgar Read Quote
