{"id":1303,"date":"2020-10-30T20:44:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T20:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmillenniumchess.org\/?p=1303"},"modified":"2020-10-30T21:16:24","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T21:16:24","slug":"susan-polgar-personal-approach-to-chess-as-a-female","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmillenniumchess.org\/susan-polgar-personal-approach-to-chess-as-a-female\/","title":{"rendered":"Susan Polgar Personal Approach to Chess as a Female"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1303\" class=\"elementor elementor-1303\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4448cd9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4448cd9b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-266fba1\" data-id=\"266fba1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef02cf4 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ef02cf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 26-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"><div dir=\"auto\">My personal approach to chess as a female (starting at 4 years old as a player to today at 51 as a coach) facing countless road blocks, obstacles, discrimination, sexual harassment, verbal abuse, physical intimidation, etc. along the way:<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"><div dir=\"auto\">&#8211; I do NOT smoke<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">&#8211; I do NOT drink<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">&#8211; I do NOT hang out in bars or club<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">&#8211; I do NOT use drugs<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">&#8211; I do NOT use profanity<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">&#8211; I do NOT cheat<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">&#8211; I always try to eat healthy<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">&#8211; Daily chess training<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">&#8211; Daily physical work out<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">&#8211; Daily training on mental and emotional toughness, etc.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"><div dir=\"auto\">And if or when all of the above are not good enough, work harder!<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"><div dir=\"auto\">In spite of all the difficulties, I became the first woman to qualify for the &#8220;Men&#8217;s&#8221; World Championship cycle, to earn the &#8220;Men&#8217;s&#8221; Grandmaster title (by 3 norms and 2500 rating), while winning the World Chess Triple Crown (World Blitz, Rapid, and Classical Championships), Olympiad Gold (5 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze), and getting to the #1 spot on the rating chart at the age of 15 (remained in the top 3 for nearly 25 years).<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"><div dir=\"auto\">I do not believe in mediocrity. 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