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Jai Ganesh

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Chess Quotes - IX

Chess Quotes - IX

1. My younger brother ended up the British chess champion 10 times, a record. - Roger Penrose

2. My life story is very special. I was raised with a special family as both my parents are teachers. They decided before I was born that I was going to be a chess champion. - Judit Polgar

3. I had a gold medal in Olympics at 12. At 14 or 15 I had my career set before me. Because I started so early, I had this daily training. It developed a focus. It became so natural that it was like a native language for me to play chess. That's why I didn't feel pressure. - Judit Polgar

4. I was happy that at home we were a closed circle and then we went out playing chess and saw the world. It's a very difficult life and you have to be very careful, especially the parents, who need to know the limits of what you can and can't do with your child. - Judit Polgar

5. My sister Susan, who was the first one, was pretty good in mathematics and then chess, and my father chose chess because it was easier to measure the results. - Judit Polgar

6. And maybe some people do it too much, are too selfish and concentrated on chess. But I think that in all professions you can find a lot of people like that. - Judit Polgar

7. For me, learning chess was natural; with my sisters around me, I wanted to play. - Judit Polgar

8. You see, in chess we have styles - like in any other field. There are also fashions in the kinds of systems that people play. So I'm trying to know my opponent as much as possible. - Judit Polgar

9. From the moment of my birth on 23 July 1976, I became involved f in an educational research project. Even before I came into the world, my parents had already decided: I would be a chess champion. - Judit Polgar

10. I started playing chess in the Eighties, but it is only recently that people have begun to appreciate the importance of physical exercise for chess players. You really need to be in good condition to be able to sit for four to six hours and still maintain your concentration. - Judit Polgar

11. I do hope in Ireland children in schools can experience the richness of chess and it's positive effects. - Judit Polgar

12. I want to show how rich chess is and what kind of history it has, through culture, literature, and education. - Judit Polgar.

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