Innovation, it seems, runs deep in the Polgar family DNA. In the 1970s, the father Laszlo, a teacher, challenged Hungary’s communist authorities by homeschooling his children as chess prodigies. Now his youngest daughter, Judit, considered the world’s best-ever female player, is using “Chess Palace,” an educational tool she developed, to equip kids for the 21st century. From “Speedy Bishop” to “Jumpy-Knight,” the pieces come alive in games and songs, building blocks, stickers, textbooks and digital applications, all to help kids hone their skills....
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