"I enjoyed the little stories just as much as the sparkling games. Many high quality photographs and player and name indexes round out a first rate production."
There are several pages about Bobby Fischer's relationship with the Polgar family.
It features extensive biographical material including Judit's recounting of her famous loss to Kasparov at Linares where the World Champion got away with violating the touch move rule. "From GM to Top Ten is not only strong on the chess content side of the ledger. My assessment: * * * * * (out of 5 stars)" I had expected this book to be as good as the first and it doesn't disappoint. However, this volume shows a gradual maturing of Polgar's style, coupled with an increase in the level of her opposition. "The same detailed verbal explanations, clear insight and brilliant attacking ideas, coupled with the very high production quality we have come to expect from this publisher, are all as evident here as in the first volume. Great games and superb annotations! Due to the complexity of her games you might expect the book to be filled with reams of variations, but Judit does a great job of explaining the ideas behind the moves and selecting only the most essential lines." "I have nothing but praise and admiration for this book. ISBN: 978-1-90 - 392 pages - Published 18 December 2013Īssociation of Chess Professionals Book of the Year 2014 Reviews In 2005 she became the only woman in chess history to participate in the World Championship final.
Judit Polgar has been ranked 1st on the Women's rating list from 1989 to the present day. In this volume, Judit tells the story of her rise from teenage grandmaster to Top Ten superstar. Whoever has in themselves all of the qualities above to a high level is a moral genius, even if they never become a hero, and even if those around them never consider them to be one.This exceptional book continues the 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. This kind of person is definitely an exemplary moral authority. “I see before me a person who is sacrificial, honest, and courageous a good friend and family member, not cynical, not egotistical, but empathetic and good-hearted, who feels responsibility, is attentive, and is capable of keeping secrets, who does not misuse their power, does not gossip, and can master their ambition, who is just, demands quality, an internationalist and not envious, who generally behaves in a friendly way and does not judge others easily, who is persistent, has initiative, conscious of duty, critical, self-critical and conscientious, who relates well to learning or ignorance, and who is capable of self-education (self-perfection), who has self-control, who is sincere and strives for freedom for themself and others, whose ethics are at a similarly high level, who is modest, able to love others, who has solidarity, tolerance and politeness, has a healthy competitiveness, is helpful, peaceful, and well-intentioned, who shows