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EPISODE · Mar 13, 2025 · 33 MIN

In 'Rebel Queen,' a chess grandmaster battles sexism and communist control

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At four years old, Susan Polgar was already playing chess — and winning. At 15, in the mid-1980s, she was already the top-ranked woman in the world. By 1991, she’d become a grandmaster. The former Webster University chess coach discusses her new memoir, “Rebel Queen: The Cold War, Misogyny, and the Making of a Grandmaster.”

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In 'Rebel Queen,' a chess grandmaster battles sexism and communist control

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At four years old, Susan Polgar was already playing chess — and winning. At 15, in the mid-1980s, she was already the top-ranked woman in the world. By 1991, she’d become a grandmaster. The former Webster University chess coach discusses her new...

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