Chess with Mustreader Susan Polgar: a WOMAN will NEVER reach TOP 5 — unless THIS changes | PODCAST
Legendary GM Susan Polgar, 8th Women's World Chess Champion, joined my podcast! We discussed women's chess and why it's difficult for women to reach the top of the open rating. Susan shared amazing stories about her acquaintance with Fischer and how they created CHESS960 together. Bonus: her thoughts on women-only tournaments, Gukesh and Magnus. Don't miss it!
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My podcast with Danny Rensch: https://youtu.be/E4fGt3MbF0I?si=XiP__4d6LBE3MW3L
My podcast with Kramnik that got me blocked by him: https://youtu.be/YKzes4eteb4?si=5nUg3RNqeHXnqANK
My podcast with Naroditsky: https://youtu.be/OKeb-WRMYpM?si=B3cfMHORtC6gEoMc
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00:00 — Intro
01:45 — When will a female player reach world's top 5?
08:40 — Do women-only tournaments help or hurt progress?
11:45 — The BIGGEST problem in women's chess
13:19 — Why elite female players stick to women's tournaments
16:46 — Social pressure: why girls can't train like boys
20:53 — Is it harder to raise chess prodigies today?
23:38 — Susan's approach to parenting
25:45 — Did her father's experiment negatively affect Susan?
27:58 — How Susan and Fischer CREATED Chess960 together
33:26 — Will players memorize all 960 starting positions?
37:05 — Will Chess960 replace classical chess at elite level?
40:23 — Susan's relationship with chess today
43:02 — Her favorite active chess player
45:25 — Could 1990s Fischer compete against 1990s Kasparov?
48:19 — What Bobby Fischer taught Susan
50:49 — Women's World Championship predictions
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My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts.
On the Chess with Mustreader channel, I interview top chess players, play against chess AIs, analyze the most interesting chess games and combinations of today and of the past, as well as show you my path in chess and the way I work on my chess improvement (including recaps from the tournaments I play).
I live in Almaty, Kazakhstan and travel the world extensively (been to 50 countries). I'm 31 years old, I have a girlfriend, three dogs and four cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese.
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