Showing posts with label Poll. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poll. Show all posts

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Polgar: No need for separation

Vijay Tagore, writing for India's Daily News & Analysis, has an interview with top woman player GM Judit Polgar.

Tagore: You aimed to become a world champion. How far you think you are from that goal?

Polgar: Well after my kids were born, I have been wanting it less than before, and it is not only because I have less time to work on chess, but also because when you want to become number 1 you have to ignore everything else. Everything takes a backseat, at least for some period of time. For me, my family gets the preference right now.

And later...

Tagore: How do you look at women’s chess right now?

Polgar: I believe there is no need for separation, and I believe in the long run it will disappear. Logically also it doesn’t make sense to separate a game like chess.

Read the full interview in DNA. And as we haven't had a poll in a while, I thought I'd put up a new one to explore that second point by Polgar: that there is no need to separate men's and women's chess. Look to the right just below my profile.

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Look Right, Vote Now

My post last Sunday seems to have generated some discussion. I'm particularly glad about the participation of a couple of serious folks. Anyway, just for fun, I've put up a poll. Just look right, below my profile, and vote now!