In chess, great achievements often take a lifetime of preparation, but when these achievements are becoming the World Number 1 woman chess player at the age of 12 and the youngest ever grandmaster at the age of 15, you have to start early! In this very personal book Judit Polgar describes her early moments of success and the chess ideas she needed to master in order to achieve them. This exceptional book is the beginning of a unique project where one of the greatest players of our time transforms her personal journey to the top into a roadmap for everyone who ever wanted to better themselves in the game of chess.

Product Information

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Title: How I Beat Fischer's Record
By: Judit Polgar
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 384
Vendor: Quality Chess
Publication Date: 2012

Dimensions: 9.75 X 7.00 (inches)
Weight: 2 pounds
ISBN: 1907982191
ISBN-13: 9781907982194
Stock No: WW982190

Publisher's Description

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In chess, great achievements often take a lifetime of preparation, but when these achievements are becoming the World Number 1 woman chess player at the age of 12 and the youngest ever grandmaster at the age of 15, you have to start early! In this very personal book Judit Polgar describes her early moments of success and the chess ideas she needed to master in order to achieve them.

This exceptional book is the beginning of a unique project where one of the greatest players of our time transforms her personal journey to the top into a roadmap for everyone who ever wanted to better themselves in the game of chess.

Author Bio

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Judit Polgar has been ranked 1st on the Women’s rating list from 1988 to this day. In 2005 she became the only woman in chess history to participate in the World Championship final.

Editorial Reviews

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“Notions of chess have been shattered by a teenage Hungarian girl – some call her modest and soft-spoken, but many opponents know her as a ferocious tiger over the board – who after years of steady progress began breathing down the necks of the top men and now has broken the barrier of one of the world’s most exclusive clubs: she has earned the rank of Grandmaster at 15 years and 5 months, one month younger than Bobby Fischer when he did it 34 years ago.”

New York Times, 1992