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

by Susan Polgar

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 had the odds stacked against her--from having few...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 153875729X
• ISBN13: 9781538757291
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"