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Queen of the Kings Game

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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!!! :-

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.

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.

I am very honored to have met Judit, Sophia, Susan and Jacob, Susan's husband. We met at the U.S. Amateur Team Championship East in February, 1998 in Parsippany, NJ. I have also been to Susan's "Polgar Chess Authority" a number of times in Queens, NY. There, I talked to Susan, Judit, Max Dlugy, John Fedorowitz, Pal Benko, Alex Chernin, Maurice Ashley, and a many others. But when I first met Susan and Cobi, I felt a need to know more about this fasinating personality, and her sisters. At the Team, I had a chess site on display on my computer. Sophia asked if I could help her find a phone number of a hotel in Amsterdam thru the Internet. She, like her sisters, was a most pleasant person - alive and vibrant! A few weeks later, the owner of the games site and I went to Susan and Cobi's home to set up the site on their computer. Being served coffee by the Women's World Champion was a most memorable experience, AND it tasted GREAT! At the Chessathon, in Newark, NJ on May 30th, 1998, I purchased her book, and she autographed it. To meet a celebrity is one thing; to have them know your name is something else; but to read and learn about their life is the ultimate! The annotated games were great!! But the life and struggle are the key issues here, as are the FAMILY accomplishments! Name a more prolific family in any sport/career!! On August 28th, 1998, Maxwell Scott, my first grandchild, arrived in this world. Labor Day weekend, 2002, will be his first chess lesson, after a visit to the Polgar Chess Authority. Thank you Susan, Judit, Sophia, and Cobi, for telling us of your great lives! Love you all!!! Richard