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Judit Polgár, de beste schaakster aller tijden: Ze eet je met huid en haar op, als een lieflijk monster - Geschiedenis

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Young Jewish chess players develop matchless life skills

This Shabbat, we find ourselves celebrating the 7th Day of the Festival of Pesach and preparing for this week’s special reading of the account of Kriat Yam Suf, the crossing of the Sea of Reeds, which tradition posits took place on this day. And yet, though we are knee-deep in our Passover c…

So, what s a Grandmaster s take on The Queen s Gambit ? | Features

The Netflix hit series “The Queen’s Gambit” has been viewed by more than 62 million households. One of the consultants the show’s producers relied on was Jewish grandmaster Gary Kasparov. A number of TV critics have given the series high marks for accuracy. How close to reality was the depiction of the world of competitive chess? The Jewish Light asked Susan Polgar, who’s no stranger to that elite class of chess players. Born in Hungary, Polgar became Women’s International Master in 1982 and International Master in 1984. In 1991, she attained the highest title a chess player can reach: Grandmaster. She was the first woman to qualify for the Men’s World Championship Cycle in 1986. In addition to serving as head coach of the Webster University chess team, Polgar directs SPICE — the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence — at Webster. Polgar said she enjoyed “The Queen’s Gambit” and that it rang true in many respects.

Queen s Gambit connections ripple across chess community

Queen s Gambit connections ripple across chess community Jennifer Sweet © Mike Heenan/CBC Seven-year-old Andreas Doemer of Saint John is the current national champion in his age group. The wildly popular video drama series The Queen s Gambit has created a tsunami of interest in the game of chess. And New Brunswick has definitely caught the wave.   A beacon of the provincial chess scene has been inundated with phone calls and emails and has a personal connection to the woman the show seems to be based on. © Mike Heenan/CBC John Torrie sets up the board for a lesson in the pre-Netflix version of The Queen s Gambit, in an appropriate location - Saint John s Queen Square.

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