World Chess Championship: GM Judit Polgar loves the pressers, so do we

Judit Polgar, the greatest female chess player in history, retires after an illustrious career in 2014. Judit Polgar took out some important quotes from pressers of Gukesh and Ding Liren

On August 16, 2014, the queen has made her last move. Judit Polgar, the greatest female chess player in history, has retired from competitive chess. Statistics would also tell you that the 38-year-old Hungarian is the greatest sportswoman of all time, that too without ever competing in a women’s world championship.

Judit did not want to play with women because they posed no challenge for her; besides, she was good enough to beat the strongest of men. She has defeated 10 world champions. She has been the world No.1 woman player for 25 years. She has been one of the world’s top players for a couple of decades. She had broken the record of Bobby Fischer to be the world’s youngest Grandmaster. She was once ranked No. 8 among men.

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Yes, chess allows women to compete with men, but it has not always been so. It was Judit’s eldest sister Susan who fought for that right.

The Polgar sisters — the middle one Sofia too was a strong player — were taught chess by their father Laszlo. Judit, though, was a prodigy.

As the game is only warming up, here is something to read. Judit Polgar, the greatest woman that has ever moved a piece on the chessboard, has compiled some interesting quotes from the press conferences, which have been delightful

Some of my favorite sentences (quotes & questions) that describe honesty, personality, ethics, work ethics, soberness, a sense of humor, self-confidence, tension, pressure, human factors, and the love of chess - all that #DingGukesh is about. Enjoy and think about them!