A Dutchman, he was considered the best player outside the Soviet Union for two decades, although he described himself as “lazy” and was open about using alcohol and drugs early on. By Dylan Loeb ...

The world's first female grandmaster was ready to deliver her regular Thursday-night lecture. Susan Polgar was perfumed, coiffed, made-up and dressed in a sleek black pantsuit, an elegant contrast to ...

"It's now cool to play chess," says Shahade (in black). In March, she and Irina Krush (in white) vied at an art gallery benefit for the U.S. Women's Chess Olympiad Team. Mig Greengard, ChessNinja.com ...

It’s been just over a month since a chess documentary on Judit Polgar’s life and her career, The Queen of Chess, was released on Netflix. Tracing the career of one of the greatest players in chess ...

It’s been two decades since Judit Polgar shattered chess’ glass ceiling by entering the world’s top 10 ranks. It’s a feat so remarkable that no female player has come close to repeating it since. But ...

You've most likely heard of Garry Kasparov in any mention of chess. The name is synonymous to the game itself as the international chessmaster held the world chess champion title for over a decade, ...

JUDIT POLGÁR was born in 1976 in Budapest into what became one of the most famous educational experiments in modern history. Her father, László Polgár, believed that “geniuses are made, not born,” and ...

Just over six years after the Queen’s Gambit brought in a fresh wave of audience to chess, leading to never-before-seen popularity for the sport, a new documentary, Queen of Chess, released last week.