4-time Women's World Champion Susan Polgar provides a candid inside view of the lives of the Polgar sisters. She takes readers through the incredible development of the three sisters: becoming chess prodigies, growing into contenders, winning World titles and Olympiad gold medals, ending the Soviet dominance in women's chess, breaking through the gender and age barriers, and generally revolutionizing the game.
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Breaking through is the inside story of the lives of the famous Polgar sisters. The three sisters, born in Hungary, have taken the chess world by storm over the past two decades. All three achieved grandmaster results in their teens and followed up their early promise with astonishing achievements. In 1989 Sofia scored an incredible 8 1/2/9 in a powerful tournament in Rome; in January 1991 Susan became the first ever woman to achieve the male grandmaster title and in December 1991 the youngest, Judit, broke Bobby Fishcher's record to become the youngest grandmaster ever. Between them, Susan and Judit have occupied the world number one ranking slot for the past 21 years.
Breaking Through charts the lives of all three sisters and witnesses their development from child prodigies through successes in junior events, Olympiads and finally World Championships. Along the way the sisters revolutionized the public perception of chess and broke gender and age barriers. They not only had to defeat top players in competition, they also had to overcome sexism, hypocrisy and resentment arising from their parent's individualistic educational approach. The training methods used by the Polgars are controversial. These methods are fully discussed and the sisters themselves reveal what they think about them.
Breaking Through charts the lives of all three sisters and witnesses their development from child prodigies through successes in junior events, Olympiads and finally World Championships. Along the way the sisters revolutionized the public perception of chess and broke gender and age barriers. They not only had to defeat top players in competition, they also had to overcome sexism, hypocrisy and resentment arising from their parent's individualistic educational approach. The training methods used by the Polgars are controversial. These methods are fully discussed and the sisters themselves reveal what they think about them.
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Susan Polgar is the eldest of the celebrated Polgar sisters, a 4-time Women's World Champion and a triple Olympic Champion. She created chess history and broke the gender barrier by becoming the first ever woman to earn the highest possible title of Grandmaster. She resides in the US.
Paul Truong is a former chess prodigy and was champion of Vietnam before fleeing his country and eventually reaching America. After many years as a successful businessman, his passion has turned to popularizing chess and helping children to progress in the game. He resides in the US.
Paul Truong is a former chess prodigy and was champion of Vietnam before fleeing his country and eventually reaching America. After many years as a successful businessman, his passion has turned to popularizing chess and helping children to progress in the game. He resides in the US.
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"G" rated version of Jennifer Shahade's Book,
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This review is from: Breaking Through: How the Polgar Sisters Changed the Game of Chess (Everyman Chess) (Hardcover)
A self/family bio on how the west was won, opps I mean how chess was won! Rather interesting and well written. This book is suitable for young readers as this is a toned down mellow-yellow version in many ways of Jennifer Shahade's new book also on an insight into the world of women's chess (I would rate that PG13).
The Polar sisters have done a lot for chess, helping women's self esteme and respect in a traditionally male dominated sport. However, it is a big far fetched to say the Polgar's have "Changed the Game of Chess". Influenced in a positive way yes, "Changed" no. This book along with Shahade's book are both to be recommended!
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
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Nice book,
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This review is from: Breaking Through: How the Polgar Sisters Changed the Game of Chess (Everyman Chess) (Hardcover)
I like this book very much. The stories of the sisters are inspiring. They basically revoluntionized women's chess and raised it to another level. The games are also well annotated. It's a very good book overall. It's nice to hear the personal accounts of their lives and challenges.
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Well done book,
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This review is from: Breaking Through: How the Polgar Sisters Changed the Game of Chess (Everyman Chess) (Hardcover)
The three sisters really made a big impact for chess, especially women. Before there were Annika Sorenstam, Jeanetter Lee, the Williams sisters or even Twisted Sisters, there were the Polgar sisters making waves in the chess world. Susan and Judit took turn to occupy the #1 women's ranking in the world for more than 20 straight years since 1984/85, an amazing feat. This book talks about what they had to go through, their struggles, their triumphs. It's a very moving book. Go Polgar sisters!
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Susan Polgar, Judit Polgar, New York, Sofia Polgar, United States, Women's Olympiad, Xie Jun, Garry Kasparov, King's Indian, Chess Federation, Bobby Fischer, Maia Chiburdanidze, Sicilian Defense, Soviet Union, Chess Olympiad, Paul Truong, Anatoly Karpov, Frank Niro, Queen's Gambit, Alexander Chernin, Ildiko Madl, Anna Zatonskih, Boris Gulko, Irina Krush, Novi Sad Olympiad New!
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My grandparents fortunately survived the horrors of the Holocaust. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Susan Polgar, Judit Polgar, New York, Sofia Polgar, United States, Women's Olympiad, Xie Jun, Garry Kasparov, King's Indian, Chess Federation, Bobby Fischer, Maia Chiburdanidze, Sicilian Defense, Soviet Union, Chess Olympiad, Paul Truong, Anatoly Karpov, Frank Niro, Queen's Gambit, Alexander Chernin, Ildiko Madl, Anna Zatonskih, Boris Gulko, Irina Krush, Novi Sad Olympiad New!
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