Queen of the Kings Game [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Zsuzsa Polgar (Author), Jacob Shutzman (Author), Bleys Rose (Author), Christopher Chabris (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 380 pages
• Publisher: CompChess Consulting Inc. (November 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965705978
• ISBN-13: 978-0965705974
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,841,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring story of an amazing Champion, June 4, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Queen of the Kings Game (Paperback)

Okay, so maybe you know who Judit Polgar is, but you aren't clear about who Zsuzsa and Sofia are, right? If so, then this is the book for you!

This book contains lots of behind-the-scenes info on Zsuzsa's tournament career, and the often nasty political tactics that were used to (try and) keep Zsuzsa out of the spotlight. This book gave me a much better appreciation of who Zsuzsa is, how her contributions to chess helped pave the way for her younger sisters (and women in general) to excel in the traditionally male-dominated chess world, and what an amazing player she is in her own right!

Also contain 100+ pages of games annotated by Zsuzsa (including all the games from her 1996 World Championship match with Xie Jun), and lots of color and b/w photos of the sisters and other chess legends (go find Bobby Fischer!).

Excellent, and an easy read, even for non-chess players! I gave it a "9" only because I wanted more, more, more!!! :-

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, December 27, 2005

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Kumar (India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Queen of the Kings Game (Paperback)

It's an interesting book. The only problem I have with this book is the husband. He's not a chess player, know little about chess but spoke like a big shot. The part about Zsuzsa is very good.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not so much instruction, October 4, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Queen of the Kings Game (Paperback)

This book seems to be more of an ego trip for the author who seems to be tooting here own horn a lot. This put aside it isn't such a bad book with games and some interesting things being covered.