Susan Polgar News & Updates

Skewering antisemites and sexists, a chess queen recounts her journey to the top

Susan Polgar would go to the ends of the earth to raise awareness of the game of chess. There was th...

Oct 24, 2025 • MSN

Susan Polgar defends D Gukesh after Gary Kasparov world championship jibe

Chess legend Susan Polgar has jumped to the defence of D Gukesh after Garry Kasparov downplayed his ...

Aug 23, 2025 • MSN

Susan Polgar became world’s first chess grandmaster under men’s rules

Hungarian Susan Polgar earned chess’ highest honor at age 15. She and her family faced antisemitis...

Apr 16, 2025 • KCRW

Chess coach Susan Polgar to retire from Webster University

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Grandmaster Susan Polgar, 51, became a chess world champion at the age of 15 and ...

Apr 09, 2021 • Fox2Now

Susan Polgar shares her path to becoming the World’s Greatest Female Chess Player

Susan Polgar, the World’s Greatest Female Chess Player, joins John Landecker to share her path to ...

Apr 03, 2025 • WGN Radio

Susan Polgar

Chess grandmaster, author of “Rebel Queen: The Cold War, Misogyny, and the Making of a Grandmaster...

Aug 20, 2015 • KCRW

Webster University's Susan Polgar is committed to inspiring more girls in chess

"Very few women play chess, and no wonder," Webster University chess coach Susan Polgar said. "When ...

Jan 04, 2017 • ESPN

‘I did not ask for it but ... ’: Chess legend Susan Polgar reveals PM Modi's surprise letter; here’s what India prime minister wrote to her

NEW DELHI: Chess legend Susan Polgar reminisced about receiving a letter from Prime Minister Narendr...

Jun 05, 2025 • MSN

Susan Polgar praises PM Modi for backing Gukesh: Any other leader who supports chess?

Legendary chess player Susal Polgar has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his interest in che...

Jun 04, 2025 • MSN

Embattled chess champ makes her move to Webster University

It was about five years ago that a woman in Virginia, on a whim, wrote to Susan Polgar, the chess gr...

Jun 24, 2012 • St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Simultaneous Chess Match with Susan Polgar at The Museum of Modern Art

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Jul 27, 2026 • BroadwayWorld

Entire Chess Team Follows 'Queen' To New School

In an unprecedented move, an entire Division I team is relocating from one university to another. Th...

Apr 10, 2012 • NPR

Champions crowned at the Susan Polgar Girls Invitational

Three of the competitions at the seventh annual Susan Polgar Girls Invitational, the most prestigiou...

Jul 31, 2010 • Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Knight Raider big winner at annual Susan Polgar Girls Invitational

The seventh annual Susan Polgar Girl’s Invitational, the most prestigious all-girls chess champion...

Aug 07, 2010 • Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Susan Polgar Foundation Invitational Chess Tournament starting today at Webster University

ST. LOUIS – Webster University will host the 20th annual Susan Polgar Foundation Invitational Ches...

Jun 21, 2023 • Fox2Now St. Louis

Grandmaster Susan Polgar played me in my first-ever game of chess. Here’s how badly I lost.

When I learn that Webster University’s Susan Polgar, the head coach for the school’s chess team,...

Apr 01, 2019 • The Best BBQ in St. Louis

St. Louis chess grandmaster Susan Polgar fact-checks 'The Queen's Gambit'

When fictional chess prodigy Beth Harmon beat her Russian rival in the highest-stakes tournament, he...

Dec 08, 2020 • The Southern Illinoisan

Webster Drops Chess Program, Citing Visas and Funding

Webster University is eliminating its renowned chess program—which has spawned multiple grandmaste...

May 05, 2026 • Inside Higher Ed