The conviction still persists, especially among male chess professionals, that women are simply not able to keep up with men. Polgar and her sisters were trained intensively by their father from a young age Some opponents would even leave the board after a defeat without shaking her hand, as is customary. Phrases like "you're good for a girl," and excuses such as "I had a bad day" were heard repeatedly. "In real life it is more difficult for ladies to excel in such an environment," she points out. Her male opponents often couldn't admit that they had lost to a woman.
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However, Polgar thinks that the series does not deal enough with the dark sides of being a woman in the chess world. The men always treat the up-and-coming Beth Harmon with respect and recognition, without any sexist slogans. She said the body language and the moves are very realistic in The Queen's Gambit. "I had some déjà-vu feelings while watching the series," Polgar told DW. Sexism in the 'The Queen's Gambit' is hardly an issue
Today the 44-year-old rarely plays chess, but the black-and-white board continues to shape her life: She trains the Hungarian men's national team, gives master classes, is a commentator on major tournaments and has developed her own chess program for students. In 2014, Polgar retired from the tournament business. To this day, she remains by far the most successful female chess player of all time. Later, she played her way up to eighth place in the world rankings. At age 11 she beat a chess grandmaster for the first time, and at 15 she herself was the youngest person to ever receive this title. No one has come closer to the top than Hungarian Judit Polgar. Hungarian Judit Polgar became a chess grandmaster at age 15īut there were and are female chess prodigies. A woman has never won the world championship. In real life, the situation is different: Only one woman is currently among the top 100 in the chess world rankings. The series was penned by the US writer Walter Tevis, based on his 1983 novel of the same name. The popular show is now breaking records on the streaming site.īeth Harmon's rise to fame is nothing more than fiction. The story of the young orphan from the US, Beth Harmon (played by Anya Taylor-Joy), who turns the male-dominated chess world upside down has struck a chord with millions of viewers. The media paid little attention to it.īut this seems to be changing thanks to the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit - the title refers to a frequently played chess opening. For decades, chess was considered a marginal sport, popular only with nerds. The last world championship took place in a former art college in London the one before that in a renovated New York fish market. If you like pomp and circumstance, chess is not the sport for you.
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