Gary Kasparov before playing Judit: "She has fantastic chess talent, but she is, after all, a woman. It all comes down to the imperfections of the feminine psyche." https://twitter.com/Lauri_Apple/status/1299471543525945344">https://twitter.com/Lauri_App...

Kasparov after losing to Judit: "The Polgárs showed that there are no inherent limitations to their aptitude—an idea that many male players refused to accept until they had unceremoniously been crushed by a twelve-year-old with a ponytail"

She& #39;s not just "good for a woman". She is straight up one of the best players to ever touch the game.

We went from "women& #39;s brains can& #39;t handle an analytical game like Chess" to Judit in one step.

Literally, the defining factor was parents that believed she could do it. Didn& #39;t place artificial limits on her, or her sisters.

When tech bros write manifestos about how women, or Blacks, or Latinxs, just aren& #39;t suited for programming - I think of Judit Polgar.

S/o to @ProtoRealist for introducing me to her story