Rebel Queen: The Cold War, Misogyny, and the Making of a Grandmaster

by Susan Polgar

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A real life Queen's Gambit, this captivating memoir tells the story of one of the most renowned women 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 would emerge as the one of the greatest female chess...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:153875729X

ISBN13:9781538757291

Release Date:March 2025

Publisher:Grand Central Publishing

Length:352 Pages

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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