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A Life In Chess: Susan Polgar’s Groundbreaking Journey

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Published: May 11, 2025 by VPR Producer

She was told girls couldn’t compete. Then she changed the game. From backroom chess clubs in Budapest to the world’s biggest stages, Grandmaster Susan Polgar’s rose through ridicule to become the first woman to earn the Grandmaster title on equal terms. Now, she’s passing the torch to a new wave of champions.


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  • Susan Polgar, chess grandmaster, author, The Rebel Queen.

Links for more info:

  • X: @susanpolgar
  • Instagram: @susanpolgarchess
  • Amazon: Rebel Queen: The Cold War, Misogyny, and the Making of a Grandmaster
  • Carnegie: Susan Polgar
Program #: 25-19segment type: Feature StoriesTopics - Career| Gender| History| Literature and Writing| Psychology and Psychiatry| Women's History and RightsGuests - Susan PolgarBooks & Publications - The Rebel QueenHost - Marty PetersonProducers - Amirah Zaveri| Jason Dickey
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