The Grandmaster Experiment.

A profile of Hungarian sisters Susan, Judit, and Sophia Polgar, three of the most successful female chess players ever. The writer discusses how the sisters' father, Laszlo Polgar, nurtured a love of chess in the trio, the various factors that led to the success of the sisters in chess, and how gen...

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Publicado en:Psychology Today Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 74 - 85
Autor principal: Flora, Carlin
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Sussex Publishers Inc. July/August 2005
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Sumario:A profile of Hungarian sisters Susan, Judit, and Sophia Polgar, three of the most successful female chess players ever. The writer discusses how the sisters' father, Laszlo Polgar, nurtured a love of chess in the trio, the various factors that led to the success of the sisters in chess, and how gender can affect a person's chess ability.