163: Win, Lose, or Draw [Checkmate pt.1: Judit Polgár]

Some are born for greatness, others are made. For Judit Polgár and her sisters, their father was not leaving it up to chance. Raised from birth to be chess prodigies, the Polgár sisters overcame communism, misogyny, and her own self doubt to become the youngest chess grandmaster in history and the first woman to ever break into the top ten chess players in the world. Win, lose, or draw, there is no questioning her legacy. This week, on Well, I Laughed.

 

 

00:00:00 Catch-Up
00:30:36 Win, Lose, or Draw
00:35:50 The Experiment
00:46:18 Chess Basics
00:56:42 Tournament Rules
00:58:15 Elo Rating System
01:02:01 World of Chess
01:05:15 A Genius is...Made?
01:16:39 1988 Chess Olympiad
01:24:06 Youngest Grandmaster
01:27:15 1994 Linares
01:43:47 But she's a woman?!
01:49:10 Life Outside of Chess
01:53:19 Friendship
01:58:51 Break the Cycle
02:03:43 Where are they now?

 

 

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