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Rebel Queen: The Cold War, Misogyny, and the Making of a Grandmaster
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A real life Queens Gambit, this captivating memoir tells the story the most renowned woman in chess history, Susan Polgar, taking on a sexist establishment, standing up to an authoritarian empire and rewriting the rules of what women could achieve against the oppressive backdrop of Cold War Eastern Europe.Born to a poor Jewish family in Cold War Budapest, Susan Polgar had the odds stacked against herfrom having few resources, to growing up in a sexist culture rife with vicious antiSemitism. Yet her father subscribed to the belief that geniuses are not born, but created, so he set out to ensure her success in an unlikely field: chess.At age 4, she won her first tournament. By 15, she was the toprated female player in the world. She was the first woman ever to hold the mens Grandmaster titlechesss highest designation. The ensuing wins and accolades provided incredible highs to coincide with extreme lows as Polgars celebrity brought backlash, including sabotage and statesponsored intimidation.REBEL QUEEN is the memoir of her improbable rise, offering a rare behindthescenes chess story and featuring some of the games most legendary characters. Yet it is a narrative that transcends chess, the story of a genius, treated from birth as a secondclass citizen, who thrilled against all odds. It is an incredible underdog story told by the woman who actually lived it.
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