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

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 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 astheone of thegreatest female chessplayersthe world had ever seen-the highestrated female player on the planet and the first woman to earn...