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Breaking Through : How the Polgar Sisters Changed the Game of Chess by Paul Truong and Susan Polgar (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherEveryman Chess
ISBN-101857443810
ISBN-139781857443813
eBay Product ID (ePID)30513722
Product Key Features
Book TitleBreaking Through : How the Polgar Sisters Changed the Game of Chess
Number of Pages325 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicChess, Board Games, General
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreGames & Activities
AuthorPaul Truong, Susan Polgar
Book SeriesEveryman Chess Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2.4 in
Item Weight1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey DecimalB
SynopsisIn a major event in chess publishing, Susan Polgar provides a candid inside view of the lives of the Polgar sisters, each with their own goals and aspirations. She takes readers through the incredible development of the three sisters as they pursued their dreams: becoming chess prodigies, growing into contenders, winning World titles and Olympiad gold medals, ending the Soviet dominance in women's chess, breaking through the gender and age barriers, and generally revolutionising the game. Readers will also be privy to the thoughts and feelings the sisters experienced during major triumphs and disappointments, as Susan shares their most joyous moments and biggest heartbreaks. Another important issue covered is the strict but ultimately successful training techniques used by the Polgar sisters in their chess evolution. Finally the chess public will have a chance to find out how the sisters really feel about these controversial methods of studying the game. This volume wouldn't be complete without a marvellous compilation of the Polgar sisters' most stunning chess games, providing a move-by-move explanation of their best and most memorable encounters., Provides an inside view of the lives of the Polgar sisters, each with their own goals and aspirations. This book takes readers through the incredible development of the three sisters as they pursued their dreams. It also includes a compilation of some of the Polgar sisters' most stunning chess games., The first woman to ever earn the highest possible title of Grandmaster explains how she and her sisters pursued their dreams, broke down barriers, and changed the game of chess., In a major event in chess publishing, Susan Polgar provides a candid inside view of the lives of the Polgar sisters, each with their own goals and aspirations. She takes readers through the incredible development of the three sisters as they pursued their dreams: becoming chess prodigies, growing into contenders, winning World titles and Olympiad gold medals, ending the Soviet dominance in women's chess, breaking through the gender and age barriers, and generally revolutionizing the game. Readers will also be privy to the thoughts and feelings the sisters experienced during major triumphs and disappointments, as Susan shares their most joyous moments and biggest heartbreaks. Another important issue covered is the strict but ultimately successful training techniques used by the Polgar sisters in their chess evolution. Finally the chess public will have a chance to find out how the sisters really feel about these controversial methods of studying the game. This volume wouldn't be complete without a marvelous compilation of the Polgar sisters' most stunning chess games, providing a move-by-move explanation of their best and most memorable encounters.
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