![]() ![]() "I grew up in a very special atmosphere," she says. He taught his daughters at home – the curriculum included Esperanto – and drilled chess into them from an early age. The three were part of a controversial experiment conducted by their teacher father Laszlo, whose contention was that "geniuses are not born, but made". The eldest, Susan, was women's world champion the middle sister, Sofia, was an international master but Judit, hard-working and with an immense will to win, proved the strongest of all. Polgar, who was born in Budapest, is one of three chess-playing sisters. She simply aimed to be the best in the world, regardless of gender. She took on all-comers from an early age, became the then youngest ever grandmaster (male or female) at the age of 15, and didn't bother competing for the women's world championship because she could have won it in her sleep. ![]() "I started when I was five, and grew up playing against adults and against men most of the time." She never accepted the path many leading female players take, competing in separate women's events and aiming at the women's world title. Does it feel odd to be playing against a field of men? "For me it is very natural," she says. ![]()
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