Susan Polgar
@SusanPolgar
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US/World Chess Hall of Famer, 1st ever Triple-Crown World Chess Champ, 12 Olympic Medals (5 gold/4 silver), World #1 at 15, Broke Gender Barrier (91) ๐ญ๐บ๐บ๐ธ
Florida, USA
Joined October 2008
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Some questions from parents/coaches:. 1) I have two chess playing children at home. My wife and I do not play chess very well. Can chess apps help my children? (Vinay from Toronto, Canada). Absolutely! This is a great thing about chess in the 21st century. Technology is amazing.
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India ๐ฎ๐ณ will be a powerful force in chess for a long time to come!.
@SusanPolgar speaks to @WIONews and reflects on the factors behind this meteoric rise, the challenges of sustaining it, and why she believes India could dominate global chess for decades to come. Read the full interview๐.
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It is like a moving train. Ride the momentum and do not slow down. Train harder and work on improving all areas of weaknesses! Continue to train, train, and train harder!.
Mental toughness and will to win powered Divya Deshmukh, feels chess legend Susan Polgar. #DivyaDeshmukh #FIDEWorldCup #Chess #KoneruHumpy @SusanPolgar
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A star is born & a newly crowned Grandmaster!. IM Divya Deshmukh ๐ฎ๐ณ defeated GM Humpy Koneru ๐ฎ๐ณ in the tiebreaks to win the 2025 Women's World Cup! What a magnificent feat for this talented and mentally tough young lady! . With this victory, she is now the 44th woman to hold the
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10 year old Bodhana Sivanandan ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ just achieved a 2400+ performance at 2025 Trophee Dole - Pasino Grand Aix to earn a WGM norm! Congratulations! ๐. @FIDE_chess @WOMChess @ecfchess
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The Women's World Cup Final will be decided by tiebreaks as Humpy Koneru ๐ฎ๐ณ and Divya Deshmukh ๐ฎ๐ณ drew both their classical games! . @FIDE_chess @ECUonline @WOMChess
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WGM Yao Lan ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ scored a clutch final round victory against Colombian IM Cristian Andres Hernandez ๐จ๐ด to earn IM norm! ๐. @FIDE_chess @EscacsAndorra @oskychess @ecfchess
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GM Aryan Tari ๐ณ๐ด wins 41st Open Internacional d'Escacs d'Andorra with a crucial last round win against Danish GM Mads Andersen ๐ฉ๐ฐ! Congratulations! ๐. @EscacsAndorra @oskychess @FIDE_chess
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Divya felt that there was something after 13. Kf8?? She thought for a while (7+ minutes) but was unable to find the powerful but quiet continuation 14. Qe2! +-
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Humpy Koneru ๐ฎ๐ณ survived an early blunder and held with black in game 1 against Divya Deshmukh ๐ฎ๐ณ. She now has a slight edge with white in game 2. 13. Kf8 was a mistake in this position. Better would have been 13. Kd8. @FIDE_chess @ECUonline @WOMChess
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Family business! Father and two sons, all IMs, from Argentina ๐ฆ๐ท, are playing at 41st Open Internacional d'Escacs d'Andorra!. @EscacsAndorra @oskychess
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