Well before having children, Laszlo Polgar wrote Bring Up Genius! where he explained \u201cGenius equals work and fortunate circumstances\u201d and \u201cGeniuses are made, not born\u201d. Laszlo went on to prove his theory by raising three exceptional female chess players – Susan Polgar achieved the GM title at 21, Judit Polgar at 15, and sister Sofia is a strong IM. While Laszlo certainly maintains an above-average IQ, biological predisposition alone cannot explain these results. The Polgar sisters developed their impressive chess skills in a favorable environment conducive to very diligent, hard work.<\/p>\n
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L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Polg\u00e1r (born 1946 in Gy\u00f6ngy\u00f6s), is a Hungarian chess teacher and father of the famous “Polg\u00e1r sisters”: Zsuzsa, Zs\u00f3fia, and Judit. He authored well-known chess books such as Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games and Reform Chess, a survey of chess variants.<\/p>\n
L\u00e1szl\u00f3 is an expert on chess theory and owns over 10,000 chess books. He is interested in the proper method of rearing children, believing that “geniuses are made, not born”. Before he had any children, he wrote a book entitled Bring Up Genius!, and sought a wife to help him carry out his experiment. He found one in Klara, a schoolteacher, who lived in a Hungarian-speaking enclave in Ukraine. He married her in the USSR and brought her to Hungary. He home-schooled their three daughters, primarily in chess, and all three went on to become strong players. An early result was Susan’s winning the Budapest Chess Championship for girls under 11 at the age of four. Also his daughter, Judit, could defeat him at chess when she was just five.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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