“I have no problem with other women, but if I had played against ladies...” — Judit Polgar Quote

I have no problem with other women, but if I had played against ladies there would be a huge gap between the two of us.

If you are in a tournament, you have to think of yourself - you can't think of your wife or children - only about yourself. Otherwise, you wake up, eat, prepare, do everything you can to be in good shape.

My sister Susan, who was the first one, was pretty good in mathematics and then chess, and my father chose chess because it was easier to measure the results.

Chess demolishes differences. It's a language of different generations.

Every single person in the profession has an engine as a helper now. The engines contain six or seven million games, searchable by opening move, player, country, time control. That makes it possible to really research your opponent.

When I was younger, there was a huge gap between what I wanted to do and what I could do as an idol.

What we've found is that there's a real gap between what people see and love for their home and actually pulling the trigger and making it happen. One of the biggest problems is people are afraid to make the wrong purchase.

Know what you're good at, and, more importantly, what you're not - and surround yourself with people who fill the gap.

In a sprint you make 100 decisions a second. What if X goes now and Y goes then? Should I take this gap or that one? You have to be sharp. Over time it becomes instinct.

The gap between the rich and poor is widening fast.